Re: [PATCH v2 13/25] security: Introduce inode_post_removexattr hook

[Mimi Zohar <zohar@linux.ibm.com>]

On Tue, 2023-09-05 at 08:51 +0200, Roberto Sassu wrote:
> On Tue, 2023-09-05 at 00:11 +0300, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> > On Thu Aug 31, 2023 at 1:41 PM EEST, Roberto Sassu wrote:
> > > From: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@huawei.com>
> > > 
> > > In preparation for moving IMA and EVM to the LSM infrastructure, introduce
> > > the inode_post_removexattr hook.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@huawei.com>
> > > Reviewed-by: Stefan Berger <stefanb@linux.ibm.com>
> > > ---
> > >  fs/xattr.c                    |  9 +++++----
> > >  include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h |  2 ++
> > >  include/linux/security.h      |  5 +++++
> > >  security/security.c           | 14 ++++++++++++++
> > >  4 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/fs/xattr.c b/fs/xattr.c
> > > index e7bbb7f57557..4a0280295686 100644
> > > --- a/fs/xattr.c
> > > +++ b/fs/xattr.c
> > > @@ -552,11 +552,12 @@ __vfs_removexattr_locked(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
> > >  		goto out;
> > >  
> > >  	error = __vfs_removexattr(idmap, dentry, name);
> > > +	if (error)
> > > +		goto out;
> > >  
> > > -	if (!error) {
> > > -		fsnotify_xattr(dentry);
> > > -		evm_inode_post_removexattr(dentry, name);
> > > -	}
> > > +	fsnotify_xattr(dentry);
> > > +	security_inode_post_removexattr(dentry, name);
> > > +	evm_inode_post_removexattr(dentry, name);
> > >  
> > >  out:
> > >  	return error;
> > > diff --git a/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h b/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h
> > > index 995d30336cfa..1153e7163b8b 100644
> > > --- a/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h
> > > +++ b/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h
> > > @@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ LSM_HOOK(int, 0, inode_getxattr, struct dentry *dentry, const char *name)
> > >  LSM_HOOK(int, 0, inode_listxattr, struct dentry *dentry)
> > >  LSM_HOOK(int, 0, inode_removexattr, struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
> > >  	 struct dentry *dentry, const char *name)
> > > +LSM_HOOK(void, LSM_RET_VOID, inode_post_removexattr, struct dentry *dentry,
> > > +	 const char *name)
> > >  LSM_HOOK(int, 0, inode_set_acl, struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
> > >  	 struct dentry *dentry, const char *acl_name, struct posix_acl *kacl)
> > >  LSM_HOOK(int, 0, inode_get_acl, struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
> > > diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
> > > index 820899db5276..665bba3e0081 100644
> > > --- a/include/linux/security.h
> > > +++ b/include/linux/security.h
> > > @@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ int security_inode_getxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name);
> > >  int security_inode_listxattr(struct dentry *dentry);
> > >  int security_inode_removexattr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
> > >  			       struct dentry *dentry, const char *name);
> > > +void security_inode_post_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name);
> > >  int security_inode_need_killpriv(struct dentry *dentry);
> > >  int security_inode_killpriv(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct dentry *dentry);
> > >  int security_inode_getsecurity(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
> > > @@ -919,6 +920,10 @@ static inline int security_inode_removexattr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
> > >  	return cap_inode_removexattr(idmap, dentry, name);
> > >  }
> > >  
> > > +static inline void security_inode_post_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry,
> > > +						   const char *name)
> > > +{ }
> > 
> > static inline void security_inode_post_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name)
> > {
> > }
> > 
> > > +
> > >  static inline int security_inode_need_killpriv(struct dentry *dentry)
> > >  {
> > >  	return cap_inode_need_killpriv(dentry);
> > > diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
> > > index 764a6f28b3b9..3947159ba5e9 100644
> > > --- a/security/security.c
> > > +++ b/security/security.c
> > > @@ -2354,6 +2354,20 @@ int security_inode_removexattr(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
> > >  	return evm_inode_removexattr(idmap, dentry, name);
> > >  }
> > >  
> > > +/**
> > > + * security_inode_post_removexattr() - Update the inode after a removexattr op
> > > + * @dentry: file
> > > + * @name: xattr name
> > > + *
> > > + * Update the inode after a successful removexattr operation.
> > > + */
> > > +void security_inode_post_removexattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name)
> > > +{
> > > +	if (unlikely(IS_PRIVATE(d_backing_inode(dentry))))
> > > +		return;
> > > +	call_void_hook(inode_post_removexattr, dentry, name);
> > > +}
> > > +
> > >  /**
> > >   * security_inode_need_killpriv() - Check if security_inode_killpriv() required
> > >   * @dentry: associated dentry
> > > -- 
> > > 2.34.1
> > 
> > 
> > These odd splits are everywhere in the patch set. Just (nit)picking some.
> > 
> > It is huge patch set so I don't really get for addign extra lines for no
> > good reason.
> 
> Thanks for the review, Jarkko.
> 
> I don't know... to be honest I still prefer to stay within 80
> characters.

I agree.

-- 
thanks,

Mimi