From: Evan Ducas <evan.j.ducas@gmail.com>
To: wufan@kernel.org, corbet@lwn.net, skhan@linuxfoundation.org
Cc: linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Evan Ducas <evan.j.ducas@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH] docs: security: ipe: fix typos and grammar
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2026 22:16:33 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260308031633.28890-1-evan.j.ducas@gmail.com> (raw)
Fix several spelling and grammar mistakes in the IPE
documentation.
No functional change.
Signed-off-by: Evan Ducas <evan.j.ducas@gmail.com>
---
Documentation/security/ipe.rst | 8 ++++----
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/security/ipe.rst b/Documentation/security/ipe.rst
index 4a7d953abcdc..d29824d7fd2d 100644
--- a/Documentation/security/ipe.rst
+++ b/Documentation/security/ipe.rst
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ strong integrity guarantees over both the executable code, and specific
*data files* on the system, that were critical to its function. These
specific data files would not be readable unless they passed integrity
policy. A mandatory access control system would be present, and
-as a result, xattrs would have to be protected. This lead to a selection
+as a result, xattrs would have to be protected. This led to a selection
of what would provide the integrity claims. At the time, there were two
main mechanisms considered that could guarantee integrity for the system
with these requirements:
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ of the policy to apply the minute usermode starts. Generally, that storage
can be handled in one of three ways:
1. The policy file(s) live on disk and the kernel loads the policy prior
- to an code path that would result in an enforcement decision.
+ to a code path that would result in an enforcement decision.
2. The policy file(s) are passed by the bootloader to the kernel, who
parses the policy.
3. There is a policy file that is compiled into the kernel that is
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ Updatable, Rebootless Policy
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
As requirements change over time (vulnerabilities are found in previously
-trusted applications, keys roll, etcetera). Updating a kernel to change the
+trusted applications, keys roll, etcetera). Updating a kernel to change to
meet those security goals is not always a suitable option, as updates are not
always risk-free, and blocking a security update leaves systems vulnerable.
This means IPE requires a policy that can be completely updated (allowing
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ Simplified Policy:
Finally, IPE's policy is designed for sysadmins, not kernel developers. Instead
of covering individual LSM hooks (or syscalls), IPE covers operations. This means
instead of sysadmins needing to know that the syscalls ``mmap``, ``mprotect``,
-``execve``, and ``uselib`` must have rules protecting them, they must simple know
+``execve``, and ``uselib`` must have rules protecting them, they must simply know
that they want to restrict code execution. This limits the amount of bypasses that
could occur due to a lack of knowledge of the underlying system; whereas the
maintainers of IPE, being kernel developers can make the correct choice to determine
--
2.43.0
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2026-03-08 3:16 Evan Ducas [this message]
2026-03-08 6:17 ` [PATCH] docs: security: ipe: fix typos and grammar Randy Dunlap
2026-03-08 7:48 ` Bagas Sanjaya
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