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* RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH 39/61] irqchip: Prefer IS_ERR_OR_NULL over manual NULL check
From: Loktionov, Aleksandr @ 2026-03-11  9:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Philipp Hahn, amd-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org,
	apparmor@lists.ubuntu.com, bpf@vger.kernel.org,
	ceph-devel@vger.kernel.org, cocci@inria.fr,
	dm-devel@lists.linux.dev, dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org,
	gfs2@lists.linux.dev, intel-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org,
	intel-wired-lan@lists.osuosl.org, iommu@lists.linux.dev,
	kvm@vger.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
	linux-block@vger.kernel.org, linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-btrfs@vger.kernel.org, linux-cifs@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-clk@vger.kernel.org, linux-erofs@lists.ozlabs.org,
	linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-gpio@vger.kernel.org, linux-hyperv@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-input@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-leds@vger.kernel.org, linux-media@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-mips@vger.kernel.org, linux-mm@kvack.org,
	linux-modules@vger.kernel.org, linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org,
	linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org, linux-omap@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-phy@lists.infradead.org, linux-pm@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-rockchip@lists.infradead.org, linux-s390@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org, linux-sctp@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org, linux-sh@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-sound@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-stm32@st-md-mailman.stormreply.com,
	linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-usb@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
	ntfs3@lists.linux.dev, samba-technical@lists.samba.org,
	sched-ext@lists.linux.dev, target-devel@vger.kernel.org,
	tipc-discussion@lists.sourceforge.net, v9fs@lists.linux.dev
  Cc: Marc Zyngier, Thomas Gleixner, Andrew Lunn, Gregory Clement,
	Sebastian Hesselbarth
In-Reply-To: <20260310-b4-is_err_or_null-v1-39-bd63b656022d@avm.de>



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Intel-wired-lan <intel-wired-lan-bounces@osuosl.org> On Behalf
> Of Philipp Hahn
> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2026 12:49 PM
> To: amd-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org; apparmor@lists.ubuntu.com;
> bpf@vger.kernel.org; ceph-devel@vger.kernel.org; cocci@inria.fr; dm-
> devel@lists.linux.dev; dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org;
> gfs2@lists.linux.dev; intel-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org; intel-wired-
> lan@lists.osuosl.org; iommu@lists.linux.dev; kvm@vger.kernel.org;
> linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org; linux-block@vger.kernel.org;
> linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org; linux-btrfs@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> cifs@vger.kernel.org; linux-clk@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> erofs@lists.ozlabs.org; linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> fsdevel@vger.kernel.org; linux-gpio@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> hyperv@vger.kernel.org; linux-input@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> kernel@vger.kernel.org; linux-leds@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> media@vger.kernel.org; linux-mips@vger.kernel.org; linux-mm@kvack.org;
> linux-modules@vger.kernel.org; linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org; linux-
> nfs@vger.kernel.org; linux-omap@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> phy@lists.infradead.org; linux-pm@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> rockchip@lists.infradead.org; linux-s390@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> scsi@vger.kernel.org; linux-sctp@vger.kernel.org; linux-security-
> module@vger.kernel.org; linux-sh@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> sound@vger.kernel.org; linux-stm32@st-md-mailman.stormreply.com;
> linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org; linux-usb@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> wireless@vger.kernel.org; netdev@vger.kernel.org;
> ntfs3@lists.linux.dev; samba-technical@lists.samba.org; sched-
> ext@lists.linux.dev; target-devel@vger.kernel.org; tipc-
> discussion@lists.sourceforge.net; v9fs@lists.linux.dev; Philipp Hahn
> <phahn-oss@avm.de>
> Cc: Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>; Thomas Gleixner <tglx@kernel.org>;
> Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>; Gregory Clement
> <gregory.clement@bootlin.com>; Sebastian Hesselbarth
> <sebastian.hesselbarth@gmail.com>
> Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH 39/61] irqchip: Prefer
> IS_ERR_OR_NULL over manual NULL check
> 
> Prefer using IS_ERR_OR_NULL() over using IS_ERR() and a manual NULL
> check.
> 
> Change generated with coccinelle.
> 
> To: Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>
> To: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@kernel.org>
> To: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
> To: Gregory Clement <gregory.clement@bootlin.com>
> To: Sebastian Hesselbarth <sebastian.hesselbarth@gmail.com>
> Cc: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
> Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Philipp Hahn <phahn-oss@avm.de>
> ---
>  drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3.c     | 2 +-
>  drivers/irqchip/irq-mvebu-odmi.c | 2 +-
>  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-
> v3.c index
> 20f13b686ab22faf722dd2b24faf96af636a4bbd..6dc9827357a21ae05dd838fb7178
> 71c73f3c7562 100644
> --- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3.c
> +++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3.c
> @@ -2252,7 +2252,7 @@ static int __init gic_of_init(struct device_node
> *node, struct device_node *pare
> 
>  out_unmap_rdist:
>  	for (i = 0; i < nr_redist_regions; i++)
> -		if (rdist_regs[i].redist_base &&
> !IS_ERR(rdist_regs[i].redist_base))
> +		if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(rdist_regs[i].redist_base))
>  			iounmap(rdist_regs[i].redist_base);
>  	kfree(rdist_regs);
>  out_unmap_dist:
> diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-mvebu-odmi.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-
> mvebu-odmi.c
> index
> b99ab9dcc14b3ba982876cf5525499d02bc1c997..94e7eda46e81833cfe0479b6fabb
> a715bf4ef6b8 100644
> --- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-mvebu-odmi.c
> +++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-mvebu-odmi.c
> @@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ static int __init mvebu_odmi_init(struct
> device_node *node,
>  	for (i = 0; i < odmis_count; i++) {
>  		struct odmi_data *odmi = &odmis[i];
> 
> -		if (odmi->base && !IS_ERR(odmi->base))
> +		if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(odmi->base))
>  			iounmap(odmis[i].base);
>  	}
>  	bitmap_free(odmis_bm);
> 
> --
> 2.43.0

Reviewed-by: Aleksandr Loktionov <aleksandr.loktionov@intel.com>

^ permalink raw reply

* RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH 46/61] vfio: Prefer IS_ERR_OR_NULL over manual NULL check
From: Loktionov, Aleksandr @ 2026-03-11  9:25 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Philipp Hahn, amd-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org,
	apparmor@lists.ubuntu.com, bpf@vger.kernel.org,
	ceph-devel@vger.kernel.org, cocci@inria.fr,
	dm-devel@lists.linux.dev, dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org,
	gfs2@lists.linux.dev, intel-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org,
	intel-wired-lan@lists.osuosl.org, iommu@lists.linux.dev,
	kvm@vger.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
	linux-block@vger.kernel.org, linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-btrfs@vger.kernel.org, linux-cifs@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-clk@vger.kernel.org, linux-erofs@lists.ozlabs.org,
	linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-gpio@vger.kernel.org, linux-hyperv@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-input@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-leds@vger.kernel.org, linux-media@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-mips@vger.kernel.org, linux-mm@kvack.org,
	linux-modules@vger.kernel.org, linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org,
	linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org, linux-omap@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-phy@lists.infradead.org, linux-pm@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-rockchip@lists.infradead.org, linux-s390@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org, linux-sctp@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org, linux-sh@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-sound@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-stm32@st-md-mailman.stormreply.com,
	linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-usb@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
	ntfs3@lists.linux.dev, samba-technical@lists.samba.org,
	sched-ext@lists.linux.dev, target-devel@vger.kernel.org,
	tipc-discussion@lists.sourceforge.net, v9fs@lists.linux.dev
  Cc: Alex Williamson
In-Reply-To: <20260310-b4-is_err_or_null-v1-46-bd63b656022d@avm.de>



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Intel-wired-lan <intel-wired-lan-bounces@osuosl.org> On Behalf
> Of Philipp Hahn
> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2026 12:49 PM
> To: amd-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org; apparmor@lists.ubuntu.com;
> bpf@vger.kernel.org; ceph-devel@vger.kernel.org; cocci@inria.fr; dm-
> devel@lists.linux.dev; dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org;
> gfs2@lists.linux.dev; intel-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org; intel-wired-
> lan@lists.osuosl.org; iommu@lists.linux.dev; kvm@vger.kernel.org;
> linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org; linux-block@vger.kernel.org;
> linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org; linux-btrfs@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> cifs@vger.kernel.org; linux-clk@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> erofs@lists.ozlabs.org; linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> fsdevel@vger.kernel.org; linux-gpio@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> hyperv@vger.kernel.org; linux-input@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> kernel@vger.kernel.org; linux-leds@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> media@vger.kernel.org; linux-mips@vger.kernel.org; linux-mm@kvack.org;
> linux-modules@vger.kernel.org; linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org; linux-
> nfs@vger.kernel.org; linux-omap@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> phy@lists.infradead.org; linux-pm@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> rockchip@lists.infradead.org; linux-s390@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> scsi@vger.kernel.org; linux-sctp@vger.kernel.org; linux-security-
> module@vger.kernel.org; linux-sh@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> sound@vger.kernel.org; linux-stm32@st-md-mailman.stormreply.com;
> linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org; linux-usb@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> wireless@vger.kernel.org; netdev@vger.kernel.org;
> ntfs3@lists.linux.dev; samba-technical@lists.samba.org; sched-
> ext@lists.linux.dev; target-devel@vger.kernel.org; tipc-
> discussion@lists.sourceforge.net; v9fs@lists.linux.dev; Philipp Hahn
> <phahn-oss@avm.de>
> Cc: Alex Williamson <alex@shazbot.org>
> Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH 46/61] vfio: Prefer IS_ERR_OR_NULL
> over manual NULL check
> 
> Prefer using IS_ERR_OR_NULL() over using IS_ERR() and a manual NULL
> check.
> 
> Change generated with coccinelle.
> 
> To: Alex Williamson <alex@shazbot.org>
> Cc: kvm@vger.kernel.org
> Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Philipp Hahn <phahn-oss@avm.de>
> ---
>  drivers/vfio/vfio_main.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/vfio/vfio_main.c b/drivers/vfio/vfio_main.c index
> 742477546b15d4dbaf9ebcfb2e67627db71521e0..d71922dfde5885967398deddec3e
> 9e04b05adfec 100644
> --- a/drivers/vfio/vfio_main.c
> +++ b/drivers/vfio/vfio_main.c
> @@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ vfio_ioctl_device_feature_mig_device_state(struct
> vfio_device *device,
> 
>  	/* Handle the VFIO_DEVICE_FEATURE_SET */
>  	filp = device->mig_ops->migration_set_state(device,
> mig.device_state);
> -	if (IS_ERR(filp) || !filp)
> +	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(filp))
>  		goto out_copy;
> 
>  	return vfio_ioct_mig_return_fd(filp, arg, &mig);
> 
> --
> 2.43.0

Reviewed-by: Aleksandr Loktionov <aleksandr.loktionov@intel.com>

^ permalink raw reply

* RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH 49/61] media: Prefer IS_ERR_OR_NULL over manual NULL check
From: Loktionov, Aleksandr @ 2026-03-11  9:25 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Philipp Hahn, amd-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org,
	apparmor@lists.ubuntu.com, bpf@vger.kernel.org,
	ceph-devel@vger.kernel.org, cocci@inria.fr,
	dm-devel@lists.linux.dev, dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org,
	gfs2@lists.linux.dev, intel-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org,
	intel-wired-lan@lists.osuosl.org, iommu@lists.linux.dev,
	kvm@vger.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
	linux-block@vger.kernel.org, linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-btrfs@vger.kernel.org, linux-cifs@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-clk@vger.kernel.org, linux-erofs@lists.ozlabs.org,
	linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-gpio@vger.kernel.org, linux-hyperv@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-input@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-leds@vger.kernel.org, linux-media@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-mips@vger.kernel.org, linux-mm@kvack.org,
	linux-modules@vger.kernel.org, linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org,
	linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org, linux-omap@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-phy@lists.infradead.org, linux-pm@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-rockchip@lists.infradead.org, linux-s390@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org, linux-sctp@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org, linux-sh@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-sound@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-stm32@st-md-mailman.stormreply.com,
	linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-usb@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
	ntfs3@lists.linux.dev, samba-technical@lists.samba.org,
	sched-ext@lists.linux.dev, target-devel@vger.kernel.org,
	tipc-discussion@lists.sourceforge.net, v9fs@lists.linux.dev
  Cc: Shuah Khan, Kieran Bingham, Mauro Carvalho Chehab
In-Reply-To: <20260310-b4-is_err_or_null-v1-49-bd63b656022d@avm.de>



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Intel-wired-lan <intel-wired-lan-bounces@osuosl.org> On Behalf
> Of Philipp Hahn
> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2026 12:49 PM
> To: amd-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org; apparmor@lists.ubuntu.com;
> bpf@vger.kernel.org; ceph-devel@vger.kernel.org; cocci@inria.fr; dm-
> devel@lists.linux.dev; dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org;
> gfs2@lists.linux.dev; intel-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org; intel-wired-
> lan@lists.osuosl.org; iommu@lists.linux.dev; kvm@vger.kernel.org;
> linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org; linux-block@vger.kernel.org;
> linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org; linux-btrfs@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> cifs@vger.kernel.org; linux-clk@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> erofs@lists.ozlabs.org; linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> fsdevel@vger.kernel.org; linux-gpio@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> hyperv@vger.kernel.org; linux-input@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> kernel@vger.kernel.org; linux-leds@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> media@vger.kernel.org; linux-mips@vger.kernel.org; linux-mm@kvack.org;
> linux-modules@vger.kernel.org; linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org; linux-
> nfs@vger.kernel.org; linux-omap@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> phy@lists.infradead.org; linux-pm@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> rockchip@lists.infradead.org; linux-s390@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> scsi@vger.kernel.org; linux-sctp@vger.kernel.org; linux-security-
> module@vger.kernel.org; linux-sh@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> sound@vger.kernel.org; linux-stm32@st-md-mailman.stormreply.com;
> linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org; linux-usb@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> wireless@vger.kernel.org; netdev@vger.kernel.org;
> ntfs3@lists.linux.dev; samba-technical@lists.samba.org; sched-
> ext@lists.linux.dev; target-devel@vger.kernel.org; tipc-
> discussion@lists.sourceforge.net; v9fs@lists.linux.dev; Philipp Hahn
> <phahn-oss@avm.de>
> Cc: Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>; Kieran Bingham
> <kieran.bingham@ideasonboard.com>; Mauro Carvalho Chehab
> <mchehab@kernel.org>
> Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH 49/61] media: Prefer IS_ERR_OR_NULL
> over manual NULL check
> 
> Prefer using IS_ERR_OR_NULL() over using IS_ERR() and a manual NULL
> check.
> 
> Change generated with coccinelle.
> 
> To: Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>
> To: Kieran Bingham <kieran.bingham@ideasonboard.com>
> To: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@kernel.org>
> Cc: linux-media@vger.kernel.org
> Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Philipp Hahn <phahn-oss@avm.de>
> ---
>  drivers/media/test-drivers/vimc/vimc-streamer.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/media/test-drivers/vimc/vimc-streamer.c
> b/drivers/media/test-drivers/vimc/vimc-streamer.c
> index
> 15d863f97cbf96b7ca7fbf3d7b6b6ec39fcc8ae3..da5aca50bcb4990c06f28e5a883e
> b398606991e9 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/test-drivers/vimc/vimc-streamer.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/test-drivers/vimc/vimc-streamer.c
> @@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static int vimc_streamer_thread(void *data)
>  		for (i = stream->pipe_size - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
>  			frame = stream->ved_pipeline[i]->process_frame(
>  					stream->ved_pipeline[i], frame);
> -			if (!frame || IS_ERR(frame))
> +			if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(frame))
>  				break;
>  		}
>  		//wait for 60hz
> 
> --
> 2.43.0

Reviewed-by: Aleksandr Loktionov <aleksandr.loktionov@intel.com>

^ permalink raw reply

* RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH 50/61] iommu: Prefer IS_ERR_OR_NULL over manual NULL check
From: Loktionov, Aleksandr @ 2026-03-11  9:26 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Philipp Hahn, amd-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org,
	apparmor@lists.ubuntu.com, bpf@vger.kernel.org,
	ceph-devel@vger.kernel.org, cocci@inria.fr,
	dm-devel@lists.linux.dev, dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org,
	gfs2@lists.linux.dev, intel-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org,
	intel-wired-lan@lists.osuosl.org, iommu@lists.linux.dev,
	kvm@vger.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
	linux-block@vger.kernel.org, linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-btrfs@vger.kernel.org, linux-cifs@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-clk@vger.kernel.org, linux-erofs@lists.ozlabs.org,
	linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-gpio@vger.kernel.org, linux-hyperv@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-input@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-leds@vger.kernel.org, linux-media@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-mips@vger.kernel.org, linux-mm@kvack.org,
	linux-modules@vger.kernel.org, linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org,
	linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org, linux-omap@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-phy@lists.infradead.org, linux-pm@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-rockchip@lists.infradead.org, linux-s390@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org, linux-sctp@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org, linux-sh@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-sound@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-stm32@st-md-mailman.stormreply.com,
	linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-usb@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
	ntfs3@lists.linux.dev, samba-technical@lists.samba.org,
	sched-ext@lists.linux.dev, target-devel@vger.kernel.org,
	tipc-discussion@lists.sourceforge.net, v9fs@lists.linux.dev
  Cc: Joerg Roedel, Will Deacon, Robin Murphy
In-Reply-To: <20260310-b4-is_err_or_null-v1-50-bd63b656022d@avm.de>



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Intel-wired-lan <intel-wired-lan-bounces@osuosl.org> On Behalf
> Of Philipp Hahn
> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2026 12:49 PM
> To: amd-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org; apparmor@lists.ubuntu.com;
> bpf@vger.kernel.org; ceph-devel@vger.kernel.org; cocci@inria.fr; dm-
> devel@lists.linux.dev; dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org;
> gfs2@lists.linux.dev; intel-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org; intel-wired-
> lan@lists.osuosl.org; iommu@lists.linux.dev; kvm@vger.kernel.org;
> linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org; linux-block@vger.kernel.org;
> linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org; linux-btrfs@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> cifs@vger.kernel.org; linux-clk@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> erofs@lists.ozlabs.org; linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> fsdevel@vger.kernel.org; linux-gpio@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> hyperv@vger.kernel.org; linux-input@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> kernel@vger.kernel.org; linux-leds@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> media@vger.kernel.org; linux-mips@vger.kernel.org; linux-mm@kvack.org;
> linux-modules@vger.kernel.org; linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org; linux-
> nfs@vger.kernel.org; linux-omap@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> phy@lists.infradead.org; linux-pm@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> rockchip@lists.infradead.org; linux-s390@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> scsi@vger.kernel.org; linux-sctp@vger.kernel.org; linux-security-
> module@vger.kernel.org; linux-sh@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> sound@vger.kernel.org; linux-stm32@st-md-mailman.stormreply.com;
> linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org; linux-usb@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> wireless@vger.kernel.org; netdev@vger.kernel.org;
> ntfs3@lists.linux.dev; samba-technical@lists.samba.org; sched-
> ext@lists.linux.dev; target-devel@vger.kernel.org; tipc-
> discussion@lists.sourceforge.net; v9fs@lists.linux.dev; Philipp Hahn
> <phahn-oss@avm.de>
> Cc: Joerg Roedel <joro@8bytes.org>; Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>;
> Robin Murphy <robin.murphy@arm.com>
> Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH 50/61] iommu: Prefer IS_ERR_OR_NULL
> over manual NULL check
> 
> Prefer using IS_ERR_OR_NULL() over using IS_ERR() and a manual NULL
> check.
> 
> Change generated with coccinelle.
> 
> To: Joerg Roedel <joro@8bytes.org>
> To: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>
> To: Robin Murphy <robin.murphy@arm.com>
> Cc: iommu@lists.linux.dev
> Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Philipp Hahn <phahn-oss@avm.de>
> ---
>  drivers/iommu/omap-iommu.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/iommu/omap-iommu.c b/drivers/iommu/omap-iommu.c
> index
> 8231d7d6bb6a9202025643639a6b28e6faa84659..500a42b57a997696ff37c76f028a
> 717ab71d01f9 100644
> --- a/drivers/iommu/omap-iommu.c
> +++ b/drivers/iommu/omap-iommu.c
> @@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ static int omap_iommu_attach(struct omap_iommu
> *obj, u32 *iopgd)
>   **/
>  static void omap_iommu_detach(struct omap_iommu *obj)  {
> -	if (!obj || IS_ERR(obj))
> +	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(obj))
>  		return;
> 
>  	spin_lock(&obj->iommu_lock);
> 
> --
> 2.43.0

Reviewed-by: Aleksandr Loktionov <aleksandr.loktionov@intel.com>

^ permalink raw reply

* RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH 54/61] aoe: Prefer IS_ERR_OR_NULL over manual NULL check
From: Loktionov, Aleksandr @ 2026-03-11  9:26 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Philipp Hahn, amd-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org,
	apparmor@lists.ubuntu.com, bpf@vger.kernel.org,
	ceph-devel@vger.kernel.org, cocci@inria.fr,
	dm-devel@lists.linux.dev, dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org,
	gfs2@lists.linux.dev, intel-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org,
	intel-wired-lan@lists.osuosl.org, iommu@lists.linux.dev,
	kvm@vger.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
	linux-block@vger.kernel.org, linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-btrfs@vger.kernel.org, linux-cifs@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-clk@vger.kernel.org, linux-erofs@lists.ozlabs.org,
	linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-gpio@vger.kernel.org, linux-hyperv@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-input@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-leds@vger.kernel.org, linux-media@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-mips@vger.kernel.org, linux-mm@kvack.org,
	linux-modules@vger.kernel.org, linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org,
	linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org, linux-omap@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-phy@lists.infradead.org, linux-pm@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-rockchip@lists.infradead.org, linux-s390@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org, linux-sctp@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org, linux-sh@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-sound@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-stm32@st-md-mailman.stormreply.com,
	linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-usb@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
	ntfs3@lists.linux.dev, samba-technical@lists.samba.org,
	sched-ext@lists.linux.dev, target-devel@vger.kernel.org,
	tipc-discussion@lists.sourceforge.net, v9fs@lists.linux.dev
  Cc: Justin Sanders, Jens Axboe
In-Reply-To: <20260310-b4-is_err_or_null-v1-54-bd63b656022d@avm.de>



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Intel-wired-lan <intel-wired-lan-bounces@osuosl.org> On Behalf
> Of Philipp Hahn
> Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2026 12:49 PM
> To: amd-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org; apparmor@lists.ubuntu.com;
> bpf@vger.kernel.org; ceph-devel@vger.kernel.org; cocci@inria.fr; dm-
> devel@lists.linux.dev; dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org;
> gfs2@lists.linux.dev; intel-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org; intel-wired-
> lan@lists.osuosl.org; iommu@lists.linux.dev; kvm@vger.kernel.org;
> linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org; linux-block@vger.kernel.org;
> linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org; linux-btrfs@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> cifs@vger.kernel.org; linux-clk@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> erofs@lists.ozlabs.org; linux-ext4@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> fsdevel@vger.kernel.org; linux-gpio@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> hyperv@vger.kernel.org; linux-input@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> kernel@vger.kernel.org; linux-leds@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> media@vger.kernel.org; linux-mips@vger.kernel.org; linux-mm@kvack.org;
> linux-modules@vger.kernel.org; linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org; linux-
> nfs@vger.kernel.org; linux-omap@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> phy@lists.infradead.org; linux-pm@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> rockchip@lists.infradead.org; linux-s390@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> scsi@vger.kernel.org; linux-sctp@vger.kernel.org; linux-security-
> module@vger.kernel.org; linux-sh@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> sound@vger.kernel.org; linux-stm32@st-md-mailman.stormreply.com;
> linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org; linux-usb@vger.kernel.org; linux-
> wireless@vger.kernel.org; netdev@vger.kernel.org;
> ntfs3@lists.linux.dev; samba-technical@lists.samba.org; sched-
> ext@lists.linux.dev; target-devel@vger.kernel.org; tipc-
> discussion@lists.sourceforge.net; v9fs@lists.linux.dev; Philipp Hahn
> <phahn-oss@avm.de>
> Cc: Justin Sanders <justin@coraid.com>; Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
> Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH 54/61] aoe: Prefer IS_ERR_OR_NULL
> over manual NULL check
> 
> Prefer using IS_ERR_OR_NULL() over using IS_ERR() and a manual NULL
> check.
> 
> Change generated with coccinelle.
> 
> To: Justin Sanders <justin@coraid.com>
> To: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
> Cc: linux-block@vger.kernel.org
> Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Philipp Hahn <phahn-oss@avm.de>
> ---
>  drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c b/drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c
> index
> a4744a30a8af4ff05113f3234021eec728265b4f..b31e539a66433a0a5d6e81117a32
> d12735ffc1bc 100644
> --- a/drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c
> +++ b/drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c
> @@ -1268,7 +1268,7 @@ aoe_ktstart(struct ktstate *k)
> 
>  	init_completion(&k->rendez);
>  	task = kthread_run(kthread, k, "%s", k->name);
> -	if (task == NULL || IS_ERR(task))
> +	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(task))
>  		return -ENOMEM;
>  	k->task = task;
>  	wait_for_completion(&k->rendez); /* allow kthread to start */
> 
> --
> 2.43.0

Reviewed-by: Aleksandr Loktionov <aleksandr.loktionov@intel.com>

^ permalink raw reply

* Re: [PATCH 41/61] pinctrl: Prefer IS_ERR_OR_NULL over manual NULL check
From: Linus Walleij @ 2026-03-11  9:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Philipp Hahn
  Cc: amd-gfx, apparmor, bpf, ceph-devel, cocci, dm-devel, dri-devel,
	gfs2, intel-gfx, intel-wired-lan, iommu, kvm, linux-arm-kernel,
	linux-block, linux-bluetooth, linux-btrfs, linux-cifs, linux-clk,
	linux-erofs, linux-ext4, linux-fsdevel, linux-gpio, linux-hyperv,
	linux-input, linux-kernel, linux-leds, linux-media, linux-mips,
	linux-mm, linux-modules, linux-mtd, linux-nfs, linux-omap,
	linux-phy, linux-pm, linux-rockchip, linux-s390, linux-scsi,
	linux-sctp, linux-security-module, linux-sh, linux-sound,
	linux-stm32, linux-trace-kernel, linux-usb, linux-wireless,
	netdev, ntfs3, samba-technical, sched-ext, target-devel,
	tipc-discussion, v9fs
In-Reply-To: <20260310-b4-is_err_or_null-v1-41-bd63b656022d@avm.de>

On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 12:55 PM Philipp Hahn <phahn-oss@avm.de> wrote:

> Prefer using IS_ERR_OR_NULL() over using IS_ERR() and a manual NULL
> check.
>
> Change generated with coccinelle.
>
> To: Linus Walleij <linusw@kernel.org>
> Cc: linux-gpio@vger.kernel.org
> Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Philipp Hahn <phahn-oss@avm.de>

Patch applied to the pinctrl tree as obviously correct.

Yours,
Linus Walleij

^ permalink raw reply

* Re: [PATCH v6] ima_fs: Correctly create securityfs files for unsupported hash algos
From: Roberto Sassu @ 2026-03-11  9:25 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: dima, Mimi Zohar, Roberto Sassu, Dmitry Kasatkin, Eric Snowberg,
	Paul Moore, James Morris, Serge E. Hallyn, Silvia Sisinni,
	Enrico Bravi
  Cc: Jonathan McDowell, linux-integrity, linux-security-module,
	linux-kernel, stable, Dmitry Safonov
In-Reply-To: <20260310-ima-oob-v6-1-dc111c846ff4@arista.com>

On Tue, 2026-03-10 at 17:40 +0000, Dmitry Safonov via B4 Relay wrote:
> From: Dmitry Safonov <dima@arista.com>
> 
> ima_tpm_chip->allocated_banks[i].crypto_id is initialized to
> HASH_ALGO__LAST if the TPM algorithm is not supported. However there
> are places relying on the algorithm to be valid because it is accessed
> by hash_algo_name[].
> 
> On 6.12.40 I observe the following read out-of-bounds in hash_algo_name:
>   ==================================================================
>   BUG: KASAN: global-out-of-bounds in create_securityfs_measurement_lists+0x396/0x440
>   Read of size 8 at addr ffffffff83e18138 by task swapper/0/1
> 
>   CPU: 4 UID: 0 PID: 1 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 6.12.40 #3
>   Call Trace:
>    <TASK>
>    dump_stack_lvl+0x61/0x90
>    print_report+0xc4/0x580
>    ? kasan_addr_to_slab+0x26/0x80
>    ? create_securityfs_measurement_lists+0x396/0x440
>    kasan_report+0xc2/0x100
>    ? create_securityfs_measurement_lists+0x396/0x440
>    create_securityfs_measurement_lists+0x396/0x440
>    ima_fs_init+0xa3/0x300
>    ima_init+0x7d/0xd0
>    init_ima+0x28/0x100
>    do_one_initcall+0xa6/0x3e0
>    kernel_init_freeable+0x455/0x740
>    kernel_init+0x24/0x1d0
>    ret_from_fork+0x38/0x80
>    ret_from_fork_asm+0x11/0x20
>    </TASK>
> 
>   The buggy address belongs to the variable:
>    hash_algo_name+0xb8/0x420
> 
>   Memory state around the buggy address:
>    ffffffff83e18000: 00 01 f9 f9 f9 f9 f9 f9 00 01 f9 f9 f9 f9 f9 f9
>    ffffffff83e18080: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
>   >ffffffff83e18100: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 f9 f9 f9 f9 f9 00 05 f9 f9
>                                           ^
>    ffffffff83e18180: f9 f9 f9 f9 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 04 f9 f9 f9 f9
>    ffffffff83e18200: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 04 f9 f9 f9 f9 f9 f9 f9
>   ==================================================================
> 
> Seems like the TPM chip supports sha3_256, which isn't yet in
> tpm_algorithms:
>   tpm tpm0: TPM with unsupported bank algorithm 0x0027
> 
> That's TPM_ALG_SHA3_256 == 0x0027 from "Trusted Platform Module 2.0
> Library Part 2: Structures", page 51 [1].
> See also the related U-Boot algorithms update [2].
> 
> Thus solve the problem by creating a file name with "_tpm_alg_<ID>"
> postfix if the crypto algorithm isn't initialized.
> 
> This is how it looks on the test machine (patch ported to v6.12 release):
>   # ls -1 /sys/kernel/security/ima/
>   ascii_runtime_measurements
>   ascii_runtime_measurements_tpm_alg_27
>   ascii_runtime_measurements_sha1
>   ascii_runtime_measurements_sha256
>   binary_runtime_measurements
>   binary_runtime_measurements_tpm_alg_27
>   binary_runtime_measurements_sha1
>   binary_runtime_measurements_sha256
>   policy
>   runtime_measurements_count
>   violations
> 
> [1]: https://trustedcomputinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/Trusted-Platform-Module-2.0-Library-Part-2-Version-184_pub.pdf
> [2]: https://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2024-July/558835.html
> 
> Fixes: 9fa8e7625008 ("ima: add crypto agility support for template-hash algorithm")
> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Safonov <dima@arista.com>
> Cc: Enrico Bravi <enrico.bravi@polito.it>
> Cc: Silvia Sisinni <silvia.sisinni@polito.it>
> Cc: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@huawei.com>
> Cc: Mimi Zohar <zohar@linux.ibm.com>

Reviewed-by: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@huawei.com>
Tested-by: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@huawei.com>

Thanks

Roberto

> ---
> Changes in v6:
> - Change subject now that securityfs files are created (Mimi Zohar)
> - Added a link to TCG document and the related U-Boot changes
> - Link to v5: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260223-ima-oob-v5-1-91cc1064e767@arista.com
> 
> Changes in v5:
> - Use lower-case for sysfs file name (as suggested-by Jonathan and Roberto)
> - Don't use email quotes for patch description (Roberto)
> - Re-word the patch description (suggested-by Roberto)
> - Link to v4: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260127-ima-oob-v4-1-bf0cd7f9b4d4@arista.com
> 
> Changes in v4:
> - Use ima_tpm_chip->allocated_banks[algo_idx].digest_size instead of hash_digest_size[algo]
>   (Roberto Sassu)
> - Link to v3: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260127-ima-oob-v3-1-1dd09f4c2a6a@arista.com
> Testing note: I test it on v6.12.40 kernel backport, which slightly differs as
> lookup_template_data_hash_algo() was yet present.
> 
> Changes in v3:
> - Now fix the spelling *for real* (sorry, messed it up in v2)
> - Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260127-ima-oob-v2-1-f38a18c850cf@arista.com
> 
> Changes in v2:
> - Instead of skipping unknown algorithms, add files under their TPM_ALG_ID (Roberto Sassu)
> - Fix spelling (Roberto Sassu)
> - Copy @stable on the fix
> - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260127-ima-oob-v1-1-2d42f3418e57@arista.com
> ---
>  security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c | 16 ++++++++++++----
>  1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c
> index 23d3a14b8ce3..ca4931a95098 100644
> --- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c
> +++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c
> @@ -398,16 +398,24 @@ static int __init create_securityfs_measurement_lists(void)
>  		char file_name[NAME_MAX + 1];
>  		struct dentry *dentry;
>  
> -		sprintf(file_name, "ascii_runtime_measurements_%s",
> -			hash_algo_name[algo]);
> +		if (algo == HASH_ALGO__LAST)
> +			sprintf(file_name, "ascii_runtime_measurements_tpm_alg_%x",
> +				ima_tpm_chip->allocated_banks[i].alg_id);
> +		else
> +			sprintf(file_name, "ascii_runtime_measurements_%s",
> +				hash_algo_name[algo]);
>  		dentry = securityfs_create_file(file_name, S_IRUSR | S_IRGRP,
>  						ima_dir, (void *)(uintptr_t)i,
>  						&ima_ascii_measurements_ops);
>  		if (IS_ERR(dentry))
>  			return PTR_ERR(dentry);
>  
> -		sprintf(file_name, "binary_runtime_measurements_%s",
> -			hash_algo_name[algo]);
> +		if (algo == HASH_ALGO__LAST)
> +			sprintf(file_name, "binary_runtime_measurements_tpm_alg_%x",
> +				ima_tpm_chip->allocated_banks[i].alg_id);
> +		else
> +			sprintf(file_name, "binary_runtime_measurements_%s",
> +				hash_algo_name[algo]);
>  		dentry = securityfs_create_file(file_name, S_IRUSR | S_IRGRP,
>  						ima_dir, (void *)(uintptr_t)i,
>  						&ima_measurements_ops);
> 
> ---
> base-commit: 343f51842f4ed7143872f3aa116a214a5619a4b9
> change-id: 20260127-ima-oob-9fa83a634d7b
> 
> Best regards,


^ permalink raw reply

* Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] kthread: remove kthread_exit()
From: David Laight @ 2026-03-11 10:47 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Christian Brauner
  Cc: Linus Torvalds, linux-kernel, linux-modules, linux-nfs, bpf,
	kunit-dev, linux-doc, linux-trace-kernel, netfs, io-uring, audit,
	rcu, kvm, virtualization, netdev, linux-mm, linux-security-module,
	Christian Loehle, linux-fsdevel
In-Reply-To: <20260310-work-kernel-exit-v2-1-30711759d87b@kernel.org>

On Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:56:09 +0100
Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org> wrote:

> In 28aaa9c39945 ("kthread: consolidate kthread exit paths to prevent use-after-free")
> we folded kthread_exit() into do_exit() when we fixed a nasty UAF bug.
> We left kthread_exit() around as an alias to do_exit(). Remove it
> completely.
...
> -#define module_put_and_kthread_exit(code) kthread_exit(code)
> +#define module_put_and_kthread_exit(code) do_exit(code)

I'm intrigued...
How does that actually know to do the module_put()?
(I know it does one - otherwise my driver wouldn't unload.)

The corresponding try_module_get(THIS_MODULE) is done before the
kthread_run() (and has to be 'put' if that fails).
So there is an explicit 'get' but an implicit 'put'.

While a loadable module that creates a kthread usually needs to give
the kthread a reference to its module and then have that reference
released as the kthread exits, I can imagine cases where that isn't true.
(Or broken code that just hopes the module won't be unloaded just
as the kthread exits.)

It actually makes me think that module_put_and_exit() ought to have
a 'module' parameter.
Or, perhaps, kthread_create() should have the module parameter and
hold a reference to that module until it exits.

	David

^ permalink raw reply

* Re: [PATCH v2 3/5] rust: kernel: add LSM abstraction layer
From: kernel test robot @ 2026-03-11 12:07 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Jamie Lindsey, rust-for-linux, linux-security-module
  Cc: oe-kbuild-all, ojeda, paul, aliceryhl, jmorris, serge, jamie
In-Reply-To: <0102019cdb4c705e-7d46b4f3-5cbb-4a6a-b315-e10f182fa987-000000@eu-west-1.amazonses.com>

Hi Jamie,

kernel test robot noticed the following build errors:

[auto build test ERROR on rust/rust-next]
[also build test ERROR on linus/master v7.0-rc3 next-20260310]
[If your patch is applied to the wrong git tree, kindly drop us a note.
And when submitting patch, we suggest to use '--base' as documented in
https://git-scm.com/docs/git-format-patch#_base_tree_information]

url:    https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Jamie-Lindsey/rust-helpers-add-C-shims-for-LSM-hook-initialisation/20260311-131258
base:   https://github.com/Rust-for-Linux/linux rust-next
patch link:    https://lore.kernel.org/r/0102019cdb4c705e-7d46b4f3-5cbb-4a6a-b315-e10f182fa987-000000%40eu-west-1.amazonses.com
patch subject: [PATCH v2 3/5] rust: kernel: add LSM abstraction layer
config: x86_64-rhel-9.4-rust (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260311/202603111327.ZxGK7MvE-lkp@intel.com/config)
compiler: clang version 20.1.8 (https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project 87f0227cb60147a26a1eeb4fb06e3b505e9c7261)
rustc: rustc 1.88.0 (6b00bc388 2025-06-23)
reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260311/202603111327.ZxGK7MvE-lkp@intel.com/reproduce)

If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
| Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/202603111327.ZxGK7MvE-lkp@intel.com/

All error/warnings (new ones prefixed by >>):

>> warning: unresolved link to `define_lsm`
   --> rust/kernel/lsm.rs:7:46
   |
   7 | //! registers itself at boot time with the [`define_lsm!`] macro.
   |                                              ^^^^^^^^^^^ no item named `define_lsm` in scope
   |
   = note: `macro_rules` named `define_lsm` exists in this crate, but it is not in scope at this link's location
   = note: `#[warn(rustdoc::broken_intra_doc_links)]` on by default
--
   PATH=/opt/cross/clang-20/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
   INFO PATH=/opt/cross/rustc-1.88.0-bindgen-0.72.1/cargo/bin:/opt/cross/clang-20/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
   /usr/bin/timeout -k 100 12h /usr/bin/make KCFLAGS=\ -fno-crash-diagnostics\ -Wno-error=return-type\ -Wreturn-type\ -funsigned-char\ -Wundef\ -falign-functions=64 W=1 --keep-going LLVM=1 -j32 -C source O=/kbuild/obj/consumer/x86_64-rhel-9.4-rust ARCH=x86_64 SHELL=/bin/bash rustfmtcheck 
   make: Entering directory '/kbuild/src/consumer'
   make[1]: Entering directory '/kbuild/obj/consumer/x86_64-rhel-9.4-rust'
>> Diff in rust/kernel/lsm.rs:120:
        /// `file` must be a valid, non-null pointer to a `struct file` that
        /// remains valid for the duration of this call.  Called only by the
        /// LSM framework.
   -    pub unsafe extern "C" fn file_open(
   -        file: *mut bindings::file,
   -    ) -> core::ffi::c_int {
   +    pub unsafe extern "C" fn file_open(file: *mut bindings::file) -> core::ffi::c_int {
            // SAFETY: The LSM framework guarantees `file` is valid and non-null
            // for the duration of this call.
            let file_ref = unsafe { File::from_raw_file(file.cast_const()) };
   Diff in rust/kernel/lsm.rs:190:
        // SAFETY: `bindings::lsm_info` is a C struct.  Zero-initialisation
        // gives valid zero/null values for every optional field.  The caller
        // is responsible for providing a valid `id` and `init`.
   -    let mut info: bindings::lsm_info =
   -        unsafe { MaybeUninit::zeroed().assume_init() };
   +    let mut info: bindings::lsm_info = unsafe { MaybeUninit::zeroed().assume_init() };
        info.id = id;
        info.init = init;
        LsmInfo(info)
   Diff in rust/kernel/lsm.rs:230:
                // The LSM identity — must be 'static because the static-call
                // table holds a back-pointer to it via security_hook_list.lsmid.
                // LsmId wraps lsm_id with `unsafe impl Sync` so it can be `static`.
   -            static __LSM_ID: $crate::lsm::LsmId =
   -                $crate::lsm::LsmId($crate::bindings::lsm_id {
   -                    name: $name.as_ptr().cast(),
   -                    id: $id,
   -                });
   +            static __LSM_ID: $crate::lsm::LsmId = $crate::lsm::LsmId($crate::bindings::lsm_id {
   +                name: $name.as_ptr().cast(),
   +                id: $id,
   +            });
    
                // The hook list array.  MaybeUninit avoids needing security_hook_list
                // to implement a const-initialiser; the C shims fill each slot in
   Diff in rust/kernel/lsm.rs:242:
                //
                // SAFETY: This array must be 'static — the static-call table holds
                // back-pointers (scall->hl) into it after registration.
   -            static mut __LSM_HOOKS: [
   -                ::core::mem::MaybeUninit<$crate::bindings::security_hook_list>;
   -                3
   -            ] = [::core::mem::MaybeUninit::zeroed(); 3];
   +            static mut __LSM_HOOKS: [::core::mem::MaybeUninit<
   +                $crate::bindings::security_hook_list,
   +            >; 3] = [::core::mem::MaybeUninit::zeroed(); 3];
    
                // The init function stored in lsm_info.init.  Called once by
                // security_init() in single-threaded boot context.
   Diff in rust/kernel/lsm.rs:283:
                #[link_section = ".lsm_info.init"]
                static __LSM_INFO: $crate::lsm::LsmInfo = {
                    // SAFETY: __LSM_ID and __lsm_init have 'static lifetime.
   -                unsafe {
   -                    $crate::lsm::new_lsm_info(
   -                        &raw const __LSM_ID.0,
   -                        Some(__lsm_init),
   -                    )
   -                }
   +                unsafe { $crate::lsm::new_lsm_info(&raw const __LSM_ID.0, Some(__lsm_init)) }
                };
            }
        };
>> Diff in rust/kernel/lsm.rs:120:
        /// `file` must be a valid, non-null pointer to a `struct file` that
        /// remains valid for the duration of this call.  Called only by the
        /// LSM framework.
   -    pub unsafe extern "C" fn file_open(
   -        file: *mut bindings::file,
   -    ) -> core::ffi::c_int {
   +    pub unsafe extern "C" fn file_open(file: *mut bindings::file) -> core::ffi::c_int {
            // SAFETY: The LSM framework guarantees `file` is valid and non-null
            // for the duration of this call.
            let file_ref = unsafe { File::from_raw_file(file.cast_const()) };
   Diff in rust/kernel/lsm.rs:190:
        // SAFETY: `bindings::lsm_info` is a C struct.  Zero-initialisation
        // gives valid zero/null values for every optional field.  The caller
        // is responsible for providing a valid `id` and `init`.
   -    let mut info: bindings::lsm_info =
   -        unsafe { MaybeUninit::zeroed().assume_init() };
   +    let mut info: bindings::lsm_info = unsafe { MaybeUninit::zeroed().assume_init() };
        info.id = id;
        info.init = init;
        LsmInfo(info)
   Diff in rust/kernel/lsm.rs:230:
                // The LSM identity — must be 'static because the static-call
                // table holds a back-pointer to it via security_hook_list.lsmid.
                // LsmId wraps lsm_id with `unsafe impl Sync` so it can be `static`.
   -            static __LSM_ID: $crate::lsm::LsmId =
   -                $crate::lsm::LsmId($crate::bindings::lsm_id {
   -                    name: $name.as_ptr().cast(),
   -                    id: $id,
   -                });
   +            static __LSM_ID: $crate::lsm::LsmId = $crate::lsm::LsmId($crate::bindings::lsm_id {
   +                name: $name.as_ptr().cast(),
   +                id: $id,
   +            });
    
                // The hook list array.  MaybeUninit avoids needing security_hook_list
                // to implement a const-initialiser; the C shims fill each slot in
   Diff in rust/kernel/lsm.rs:242:
                //
                // SAFETY: This array must be 'static — the static-call table holds
                // back-pointers (scall->hl) into it after registration.
   -            static mut __LSM_HOOKS: [
   -                ::core::mem::MaybeUninit<$crate::bindings::security_hook_list>;
   -                3
   -            ] = [::core::mem::MaybeUninit::zeroed(); 3];
   +            static mut __LSM_HOOKS: [::core::mem::MaybeUninit<
   +                $crate::bindings::security_hook_list,
   +            >; 3] = [::core::mem::MaybeUninit::zeroed(); 3];
    
                // The init function stored in lsm_info.init.  Called once by
                // security_init() in single-threaded boot context.
   Diff in rust/kernel/lsm.rs:283:
                #[link_section = ".lsm_info.init"]
                static __LSM_INFO: $crate::lsm::LsmInfo = {
                    // SAFETY: __LSM_ID and __lsm_init have 'static lifetime.
   -                unsafe {
   -                    $crate::lsm::new_lsm_info(
   -                        &raw const __LSM_ID.0,
   -                        Some(__lsm_init),
   -                    )
   -                }
   +                unsafe { $crate::lsm::new_lsm_info(&raw const __LSM_ID.0, Some(__lsm_init)) }
                };
            }
        };
   make[1]: Leaving directory '/kbuild/obj/consumer/x86_64-rhel-9.4-rust'
   make[1]: *** [Makefile:248: __sub-make] Error 2
   make[1]: Target 'rustfmtcheck' not remade because of errors.
   make: *** [Makefile:248: __sub-make] Error 2
   make[2]: *** [Makefile:1912: rustfmt] Error 123
   make: Target 'rustfmtcheck' not remade because of errors.
   make[2]: Target 'rustfmtcheck' not remade because of errors.
   make: Leaving directory '/kbuild/src/consumer'

-- 
0-DAY CI Kernel Test Service
https://github.com/intel/lkp-tests/wiki

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* Re: Subject: x86/msr + lockdown: allow access to **documented** RAPL/TCC controls under Secure Boot
From: bauen1 @ 2026-03-11 12:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Rafael J. Wysocki, Artem S. Tashkinov
  Cc: x86, Linux Kernel Mailing List, linux-pm, linux-efi,
	linux-security-module, Srinivas Pandruvada, Zhang, Rui
In-Reply-To: <CAJZ5v0hokpC_2E77nrm2KHeOdhhH6qvYsg3wCQpTEG=PCim=ww@mail.gmail.com>

On 3/9/26 4:13 PM, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 9, 2026 at 1:24 PM Artem S. Tashkinov <aros@gmx.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> When Secure Boot is enabled and kernel lockdown is active, the x86 MSR
>> driver blocks all raw MSR access from user space via `/dev/cpu/*/msr`.
>> This effectively prevents legitimate use of documented CPU power and
>> thermal management interfaces such as RAPL power limits (PL1/PL2) and
>> the TCC/TjOffset control. These registers are part of Intel’s
>> **publicly** documented architectural interface and have been stable
>> across many generations of processors.
> 
> There is a power capping RAPL driver.  What's the problem with it with
> Secure Boot enabled?

Hello,

I believe that the comment about Secure Boot might come from the partially
incorrect documentation of lockdown:

https://lore.kernel.org/linux-security-module/20260203195001.20131-1-hi@alyssa.is/

> -On an EFI-enabled x86 or arm64 machine, lockdown will be automatically enabled
> -if the system boots in EFI Secure Boot mode.

> This is true for Fedora, where this page was sourced from, but I don't
> believe it has ever been true for the mainline kernel, because Linus
> rejected it.



> 
>> As a result, under Secure Boot Linux users lose the ability to read or
>> adjust **standard** power-management controls that remain available
>> through equivalent tooling on other operating systems.
> 
> The power capping RAPL driver is there, please use it.  It is documented even.
> 
> There is also a driver for TCC/TjOffset control, it is called intel_tcc_cooling.
> 
> And there are utilities in user space (for example, Intel thermald)
> that use those interfaces.
> 
>> The current all-or-nothing restriction appears broader than necessary
>> for the stated goal of protecting kernel integrity. MSRs associated with
>> power limits and TCC offset are not privileged debugging or microcode
>> interfaces but standard hardware configuration knobs intended for
>> platform power and thermal management.
>>
>> It would be useful if the kernel either allowed access to a small
>> whitelist of such documented registers under lockdown or exposed a
>> mediated kernel interface for adjusting them. Without such a mechanism,
>> Secure Boot effectively disables legitimate and widely used
>> power/thermal tuning functionality on modern Intel laptops.
>>
>> Most (if not all) Intel laptops don't expose or allow to configure
>> PL1/PL2 limits in BIOS/EFI either.
> 
> Because it is not necessary to do so.
> 


-- 
bauen1

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* Re: [PATCH v6] lsm: Add LSM hook security_unix_find
From: Justin Suess @ 2026-03-11 12:34 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Paul Moore
  Cc: Günther Noack, brauner, demiobenour, fahimitahera, hi, horms,
	ivanov.mikhail1, jannh, jmorris, john.johansen,
	konstantin.meskhidze, linux-security-module, m, matthieu, mic,
	netdev, samasth.norway.ananda, serge, viro
In-Reply-To: <CAHC9VhSu=YtE0dMiEtUQgz0pFy5K8cuHh_EWprNtFTDAxhss_w@mail.gmail.com>

On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 06:39:12PM -0400, Paul Moore wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 19, 2026 at 3:26 PM Günther Noack <gnoack3000@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Thu, Feb 19, 2026 at 03:04:59PM -0500, Justin Suess wrote:
> > > Add a LSM hook security_unix_find.
> > >
> > > This hook is called to check the path of a named unix socket before a
> > > connection is initiated. The peer socket may be inspected as well.
> > >
> > > Why existing hooks are unsuitable:
> > >
> > > Existing socket hooks, security_unix_stream_connect(),
> > > security_unix_may_send(), and security_socket_connect() don't provide
> > > TOCTOU-free / namespace independent access to the paths of sockets.
> > >
> > > (1) We cannot resolve the path from the struct sockaddr in existing hooks.
> > > This requires another path lookup. A change in the path between the
> > > two lookups will cause a TOCTOU bug.
> > >
> > > (2) We cannot use the struct path from the listening socket, because it
> > > may be bound to a path in a different namespace than the caller,
> > > resulting in a path that cannot be referenced at policy creation time.
> > >
> > > Cc: Günther Noack <gnoack3000@gmail.com>
> > > Cc: Tingmao Wang <m@maowtm.org>
> > > Signed-off-by: Justin Suess <utilityemal77@gmail.com>
> > > ---
> > >  include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h |  5 +++++
> > >  include/linux/security.h      | 11 +++++++++++
> > >  net/unix/af_unix.c            | 13 ++++++++++---
> > >  security/security.c           | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
> > >  4 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> ...
> 
> > Reviewed-by: Günther Noack <gnoack3000@gmail.com>
> >
> > Thank you, this looks good. I'll include it in the next version of the
> > Unix connect patch set again.
> 
> I'm looking for this patchset to review/ACK the new hook in context,
> but I'm not seeing it in my inbox or lore.  Did I simply miss the
> patchset or is it still a work in progress?  No worries if it hasn't
> been posted yet, I just wanted to make sure I wasn't holding this up
> any more than I already may have :)
>
Good Morning Paul,

Can't speak to the rest of the patch, but I sent this LSM hook for
review purposes before inclusion with the rest of the V6 of this patch.

Günther added his review tag, but I was asked to make some minor comment / commit
message updates. I sent the same patch, with updated comments/commit to him
in a follow up, off-list email to avoid spamming the list. No code changes were
made, just comments.

I don't think this particular patch will change substantially, unless we find
something unexpected. But the way we use the hook may change (esp wrt to
locking and the SOCK_DEAD state), which is important for your review.

So you may want to hold off your review until the full V6 series gets sent so
you can review the hook in context. There were some questions about
locking that needed proper digging into. [1]

Thank you for your time.

Justin

[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-security-module/20260220.82a8adda6f95@gnoack.org/

> -- 
> paul-moore.com

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* Re: [PATCH v4 06/17] kbuild: add stamp file for vmlinux BTF data
From: Thomas Weißschuh @ 2026-03-11 12:58 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Eric Biggers
  Cc: Nathan Chancellor, Arnd Bergmann, Luis Chamberlain, Petr Pavlu,
	Sami Tolvanen, Daniel Gomez, Paul Moore, James Morris,
	Serge E. Hallyn, Jonathan Corbet, Madhavan Srinivasan,
	Michael Ellerman, Nicholas Piggin, Naveen N Rao, Mimi Zohar,
	Roberto Sassu, Dmitry Kasatkin, Eric Snowberg, Nicolas Schier,
	Daniel Gomez, Aaron Tomlin, Christophe Leroy (CS GROUP),
	Nicolas Schier, Nicolas Bouchinet, Xiu Jianfeng,
	Fabian Grünbichler, Arnout Engelen, Mattia Rizzolo, kpcyrd,
	Christian Heusel, Câju Mihai-Drosi,
	Sebastian Andrzej Siewior, linux-kbuild, linux-kernel, linux-arch,
	linux-modules, linux-security-module, linux-doc, linuxppc-dev,
	linux-integrity
In-Reply-To: <20260310213606.GD120274@quark>

On 2026-03-10 14:36:06-0700, Eric Biggers wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 13, 2026 at 01:28:50PM +0100, Thomas Weißschuh wrote:
> > The upcoming module hashes functionality will build the modules in
> > between the generation of the BTF data and the final link of vmlinux.
> > Having a dependency from the modules on vmlinux would make this
> > impossible as it would mean having a cyclic dependency.
> > Break this cyclic dependency by introducing a new target.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@weissschuh.net>
> > ---
> >  scripts/Makefile.modfinal | 4 ++--
> >  scripts/link-vmlinux.sh   | 6 ++++++
> >  2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modfinal b/scripts/Makefile.modfinal
> > index 149e12ff5700..adfef1e002a9 100644
> > --- a/scripts/Makefile.modfinal
> > +++ b/scripts/Makefile.modfinal
> > @@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ if_changed_except = $(if $(call newer_prereqs_except,$(2))$(cmd-check),      \
> >  	printf '%s\n' 'savedcmd_$@ := $(make-cmd)' > $(dot-target).cmd, @:)
> >  
> >  # Re-generate module BTFs if either module's .ko or vmlinux changed
> > -%.ko: %.o %.mod.o .module-common.o $(objtree)/scripts/module.lds $(and $(CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF_MODULES),$(KBUILD_BUILTIN),$(objtree)/vmlinux) FORCE
> > -	+$(call if_changed_except,ld_ko_o,$(objtree)/vmlinux)
> > +%.ko: %.o %.mod.o .module-common.o $(objtree)/scripts/module.lds $(and $(CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF_MODULES),$(KBUILD_BUILTIN),$(objtree)/.tmp_vmlinux_btf.stamp) FORCE
> > +	+$(call if_changed_except,ld_ko_o,$(objtree)/.tmp_vmlinux_btf.stamp)
> >  ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF_MODULES
> >  	+$(if $(newer-prereqs),$(call cmd,btf_ko))
> >  endif
> > diff --git a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
> > index 4ab44c73da4d..8c98f8645a5c 100755
> > --- a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
> > +++ b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
> > @@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ vmlinux_link()
> >  gen_btf()
> >  {
> >  	local btf_data=${1}.btf.o
> > +	local btf_stamp=.tmp_vmlinux_btf.stamp
> >  
> >  	info BTF "${btf_data}"
> >  	LLVM_OBJCOPY="${OBJCOPY}" ${PAHOLE} -J ${PAHOLE_FLAGS} ${1}
> > @@ -131,6 +132,11 @@ gen_btf()
> >  	fi
> >  	printf "${et_rel}" | dd of="${btf_data}" conv=notrunc bs=1 seek=16 status=none
> >  
> > +	info STAMP $btf_stamp
> > +	if ! cmp --silent $btf_data $btf_stamp; then
> > +		cp $btf_data $btf_stamp
> > +	fi

This patch will be gone from the next revision of the series.
Making use of the recently introduced vmlinux.unstripped,
as suggested by Petr, removes any modifications to link-vmlinux.sh
and the issue that this patch tried to address.

> A "stamp file" is traditionally an empty file that is written when some
> build step has completed.  The above code is instead copying the entire
> .tmp_vmlinux1.btf.o file (megabytes in size) to .tmp_vmlinux_btf.stamp.

The goal here was not to only have a reference timestamp, but
specifically the reference file contents.

Note: The duplicated vmlinux.unstripped in its current form is by far
larger than .tmp_vmlinux1.btf.o.

> So, it's not clear to me why the stamp file is needed at all, versus
> depending directly on .tmp_vmlinux1.btf.o.
>
> I guess 'make' doesn't know about the dependencies of
> .tmp_vmlinux1.btf.o.  But the same is true of the stamp file, right?  So
> either way, how would 'make' know to finish rebuilding the file before
> starting to execute the "Re-generate module BTFs" rule?

The problem was not the ordering, this is handled within link-vmlinux.sh.
IIRC originally without this patch even no-op rebuilds would end up
rebuilding the modules. Using .tmp_vmlinux1.btf.o may have worked too.
But in v4, the patch "kbuild: generate module BTF based on
vmlinux.unstripped" was added, which also solves this problem.

> Also, passing the long option '--silent' to 'cmp' creates a dependency
> on the GNU implementation of 'cmp', which isn't documented as a kernel
> build dependency.  Probably better to use the short option '-s'.

Ack.

> Also, the stamp file isn't being deleted by 'make clean'.  It looks like
> it would need to be added to cleanup() in link-vmlinux.sh.

Ack.


Thomas

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* Re: [PATCH v4 09/17] module: Make module loading policy usable without MODULE_SIG
From: Thomas Weißschuh @ 2026-03-11 12:59 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Eric Biggers
  Cc: Nathan Chancellor, Arnd Bergmann, Luis Chamberlain, Petr Pavlu,
	Sami Tolvanen, Daniel Gomez, Paul Moore, James Morris,
	Serge E. Hallyn, Jonathan Corbet, Madhavan Srinivasan,
	Michael Ellerman, Nicholas Piggin, Naveen N Rao, Mimi Zohar,
	Roberto Sassu, Dmitry Kasatkin, Eric Snowberg, Nicolas Schier,
	Daniel Gomez, Aaron Tomlin, Christophe Leroy (CS GROUP),
	Nicolas Schier, Nicolas Bouchinet, Xiu Jianfeng,
	Fabian Grünbichler, Arnout Engelen, Mattia Rizzolo, kpcyrd,
	Christian Heusel, Câju Mihai-Drosi,
	Sebastian Andrzej Siewior, linux-kbuild, linux-kernel, linux-arch,
	linux-modules, linux-security-module, linux-doc, linuxppc-dev,
	linux-integrity
In-Reply-To: <20260310220146.GE120274@quark>

On 2026-03-10 15:01:46-0700, Eric Biggers wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 13, 2026 at 01:28:53PM +0100, Thomas Weißschuh wrote:
> > The loading policy functionality will also be used by the hash-based
> > module validation. Split it out from CONFIG_MODULE_SIG so it is usable
> > by both.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@weissschuh.net>
> > ---
> >  include/linux/module.h  |  8 ++++----
> >  kernel/module/Kconfig   |  5 ++++-
> >  kernel/module/main.c    | 26 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> >  kernel/module/signing.c | 21 ---------------------
> >  4 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
> > index f288ca5cd95b..f9601cba47cd 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/module.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/module.h
> > @@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ struct module {
> >  	const u32 *gpl_crcs;
> >  	bool using_gplonly_symbols;
> >  
> > -#ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_SIG
> > +#ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_POLICY
> >  	/* Signature was verified. */
> >  	bool sig_ok;
> >  #endif
> [...]
> > +config MODULE_SIG_POLICY
> > +	def_bool MODULE_SIG
> 
> Maybe MODULE_AUTH_POLICY?  Hash-based module authentication does not use
> signatures.
> 
> This issue appears elsewhere in the code too.  There are lots of places
> that still refer to module signatures or "sigs", when really module
> authentication is meant.
> 
> I'm not sure how far you want to go with the renaming, but it's
> something to think about.  It's confusing to use the term "signature" to
> mean something that is not a signature.

Ack. "authentication" is much better, I'll use that.


Thomas

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* Re: [PATCH v4 15/17] module: Introduce hash-based integrity checking
From: Thomas Weißschuh @ 2026-03-11 13:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Eric Biggers
  Cc: Nathan Chancellor, Arnd Bergmann, Luis Chamberlain, Petr Pavlu,
	Sami Tolvanen, Daniel Gomez, Paul Moore, James Morris,
	Serge E. Hallyn, Jonathan Corbet, Madhavan Srinivasan,
	Michael Ellerman, Nicholas Piggin, Naveen N Rao, Mimi Zohar,
	Roberto Sassu, Dmitry Kasatkin, Eric Snowberg, Nicolas Schier,
	Daniel Gomez, Aaron Tomlin, Christophe Leroy (CS GROUP),
	Nicolas Schier, Nicolas Bouchinet, Xiu Jianfeng,
	Fabian Grünbichler, Arnout Engelen, Mattia Rizzolo, kpcyrd,
	Christian Heusel, Câju Mihai-Drosi,
	Sebastian Andrzej Siewior, linux-kbuild, linux-kernel, linux-arch,
	linux-modules, linux-security-module, linux-doc, linuxppc-dev,
	linux-integrity
In-Reply-To: <20260311011218.GA212983@quark>

On 2026-03-10 18:12:18-0700, Eric Biggers wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 13, 2026 at 01:28:59PM +0100, Thomas Weißschuh wrote:
> > The current signature-based module integrity checking has some drawbacks
> > in combination with reproducible builds. Either the module signing key
> > is generated at build time, which makes the build unreproducible, or a
> > static signing key is used, which precludes rebuilds by third parties
> > and makes the whole build and packaging process much more complicated.
> 
> I think this actually undersells the feature.

(...)

> So I think this is how module authentication should have been done
> originally, and I'm glad to see this is finally being fixed.

Thanks, that is nice to hear.

> > +struct module_hashes_proof {
> > +	__be32 pos;
> > +	u8 hash_sigs[][MODULE_HASHES_HASH_SIZE];
> > +} __packed;
> 
> Is the choice of big endian for consistency with struct
> module_signature?  Little endian is the usual choice in new code.

Yes, it's for consistency. But I am fine with either way. Given that
this is essentially an internal ABI, we could always change it later.

> > diff --git a/include/linux/module_signature.h b/include/linux/module_signature.h
> > index a45ce3b24403..3b510651830d 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/module_signature.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/module_signature.h
> > @@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ enum pkey_id_type {
> >  	PKEY_ID_PGP,		/* OpenPGP generated key ID */
> >  	PKEY_ID_X509,		/* X.509 arbitrary subjectKeyIdentifier */
> >  	PKEY_ID_PKCS7,		/* Signature in PKCS#7 message */
> > +	PKEY_ID_MERKLE,		/* Merkle proof for modules */
> 
> I recommend making the hash algorithm explicit:
> 
>         PKEY_ID_MERKLE_SHA256,	/* SHA-256 merkle proof for modules */
> 
> While I wouldn't encourage the addition of another hash algorithm
> (specifying one good algorithm for now is absolutely the right choice),
> if someone ever does need to add another one, we'd want them to be
> guided to simply introduce a new value of this enum rather than hack it
> in some other way.

The idea here was that this will only ever be used for module built as
part of the kernel build. So the actual implementation could change freely
without affecting anything.

But I don't have hard feelings about it.

> > +static void hash_entry(const void *left, const void *right, void *out)
> 
> Byte arrays should use u8 instead of void

Ack.

> > diff --git a/scripts/modules-merkle-tree.c b/scripts/modules-merkle-tree.c
> [...]
> 
> > +struct file_entry {
> > +	char *name;
> > +	unsigned int pos;
> > +	unsigned char hash[EVP_MAX_MD_SIZE];
> 
> Considering that the hash algorithm is fixed, EVP_MAX_MD_SIZE can be
> replaced with a tighter local definition:

Ack.

>     #define MAX_HASH_SIZE 32

IMO it shouldn't even mention 'MAX', as there is only one hash
algorithm.

(...)

> > +{
> > +	fprintf(stderr,
> > +		"Usage: scripts/modules-merkle-tree <root definition>\n");
> > +	exit(2);
> 
> This should show both parameters, <root hash> <new suffix>

Ack.

> But they probably should be flipped to put the output second.

Ack.

> Though, is <new suffix> needed at all?  It looks like it doesn't
> actually affect the output.

It will be required for compatibility with INSTALL_MOD_STRIP,
two patches later. I'll move this code into the later patch.

> > +	hash_evp = EVP_get_digestbyname("sha256");
> 
> EVP_sha256()

(...)

Ack to all other remarks.


Thomas

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* Re: [PATCH 36/61] arch/sh: Prefer IS_ERR_OR_NULL over manual NULL check
From: Geert Uytterhoeven @ 2026-03-11 13:15 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Philipp Hahn
  Cc: amd-gfx, apparmor, bpf, ceph-devel, cocci, dm-devel, dri-devel,
	gfs2, intel-gfx, intel-wired-lan, iommu, kvm, linux-arm-kernel,
	linux-block, linux-bluetooth, linux-btrfs, linux-cifs, linux-clk,
	linux-erofs, linux-ext4, linux-fsdevel, linux-gpio, linux-hyperv,
	linux-input, linux-kernel, linux-leds, linux-media, linux-mips,
	linux-mm, linux-modules, linux-mtd, linux-nfs, linux-omap,
	linux-phy, linux-pm, linux-rockchip, linux-s390, linux-scsi,
	linux-sctp, linux-security-module, linux-sh, linux-sound,
	linux-stm32, linux-trace-kernel, linux-usb, linux-wireless,
	netdev, ntfs3, samba-technical, sched-ext, target-devel,
	tipc-discussion, v9fs, Yoshinori Sato, Rich Felker,
	John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
In-Reply-To: <20260310-b4-is_err_or_null-v1-36-bd63b656022d@avm.de>

On Tue, 10 Mar 2026 at 12:56, Philipp Hahn <phahn-oss@avm.de> wrote:
> Prefer using IS_ERR_OR_NULL() over using IS_ERR() and a manual NULL
> check.
>
> Change generated with coccinelle.
>
> To: Yoshinori Sato <ysato@users.sourceforge.jp>
> To: Rich Felker <dalias@libc.org>
> To: John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <glaubitz@physik.fu-berlin.de>
> Cc: linux-sh@vger.kernel.org
> Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Philipp Hahn <phahn-oss@avm.de>

Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@glider.be>

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

-- 
Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- geert@linux-m68k.org

In personal conversations with technical people, I call myself a hacker. But
when I'm talking to journalists I just say "programmer" or something like that.
                                -- Linus Torvalds

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* Re: [PATCH 15/61] trace: Prefer IS_ERR_OR_NULL over manual NULL check
From: Steven Rostedt @ 2026-03-11 14:03 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
  Cc: Philipp Hahn, amd-gfx, apparmor, bpf, ceph-devel, cocci, dm-devel,
	dri-devel, gfs2, intel-gfx, intel-wired-lan, iommu, kvm,
	linux-arm-kernel, linux-block, linux-bluetooth, linux-btrfs,
	linux-cifs, linux-clk, linux-erofs, linux-ext4, linux-fsdevel,
	linux-gpio, linux-hyperv, linux-input, linux-kernel, linux-leds,
	linux-media, linux-mips, linux-mm, linux-modules, linux-mtd,
	linux-nfs, linux-omap, linux-phy, linux-pm, linux-rockchip,
	linux-s390, linux-scsi, linux-sctp, linux-security-module,
	linux-sh, linux-sound, linux-stm32, linux-trace-kernel, linux-usb,
	linux-wireless, netdev, ntfs3, samba-technical, sched-ext,
	target-devel, tipc-discussion, v9fs, Mathieu Desnoyers
In-Reply-To: <20260311141332.b611237d36b61b2409e66cb3@kernel.org>

On Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:13:32 +0900
Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org> wrote:

> Hmm, now IS_ERR_OR_NULL() is an inline function, so it is safe.
> But if you want to use IS_ERR_OR_NULL() here, it will be better something like
> 
> node = rhashtable_walk_next(&iter);
> while (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(node)) {
> 	fprobe_remove_node_in_module(mod, node, &alist);
> 	node = rhashtable_walk_next(&iter);
> }

But now you need to have a duplicate code in order to acquire "node"

I think the patch just makes the code worse.

-- Steve

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* Re: [PATCH 15/61] trace: Prefer IS_ERR_OR_NULL over manual NULL check
From: Geert Uytterhoeven @ 2026-03-11 14:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Steven Rostedt
  Cc: Masami Hiramatsu (Google), Philipp Hahn, amd-gfx, apparmor, bpf,
	ceph-devel, cocci, dm-devel, dri-devel, gfs2, intel-gfx,
	intel-wired-lan, iommu, kvm, linux-arm-kernel, linux-block,
	linux-bluetooth, linux-btrfs, linux-cifs, linux-clk, linux-erofs,
	linux-ext4, linux-fsdevel, linux-gpio, linux-hyperv, linux-input,
	linux-kernel, linux-leds, linux-media, linux-mips, linux-mm,
	linux-modules, linux-mtd, linux-nfs, linux-omap, linux-phy,
	linux-pm, linux-rockchip, linux-s390, linux-scsi, linux-sctp,
	linux-security-module, linux-sh, linux-sound, linux-stm32,
	linux-trace-kernel, linux-usb, linux-wireless, netdev, ntfs3,
	samba-technical, sched-ext, target-devel, tipc-discussion, v9fs,
	Mathieu Desnoyers
In-Reply-To: <20260311100332.6a2ce4b1@gandalf.local.home>

Hi Steven,

On Wed, 11 Mar 2026 at 15:03, Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:13:32 +0900
> Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org> wrote:
>
> > Hmm, now IS_ERR_OR_NULL() is an inline function, so it is safe.
> > But if you want to use IS_ERR_OR_NULL() here, it will be better something like
> >
> > node = rhashtable_walk_next(&iter);
> > while (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(node)) {
> >       fprobe_remove_node_in_module(mod, node, &alist);
> >       node = rhashtable_walk_next(&iter);
> > }
>
> But now you need to have a duplicate code in order to acquire "node"
>
> I think the patch just makes the code worse.

Obviously we need a new for_each_*() helper hiding all the gory internals?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

-- 
Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- geert@linux-m68k.org

In personal conversations with technical people, I call myself a hacker. But
when I'm talking to journalists I just say "programmer" or something like that.
                                -- Linus Torvalds

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* Re: [PATCH 01/61] Coccinelle: Prefer IS_ERR_OR_NULL over manual NULL check
From: Markus Elfring @ 2026-03-11 15:12 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Philipp Hahn, cocci, Julia Lawall, Nicolas Palix
  Cc: amd-gfx, apparmor, bpf, ceph-devel, dm-devel, dri-devel, gfs2,
	intel-gfx, intel-wired-lan, iommu, kvm, linux-arm-kernel,
	linux-block, linux-bluetooth, linux-btrfs, linux-cifs, linux-clk,
	linux-erofs, linux-ext4, linux-fsdevel, linux-gpio, linux-hyperv,
	linux-input, linux-leds, linux-media, linux-mips, linux-mm,
	linux-modules, linux-mtd, linux-nfs, linux-omap, linux-phy,
	linux-pm, linux-rockchip, linux-s390, linux-scsi, linux-sctp,
	linux-security-module, linux-sh, linux-sound, linux-stm32,
	linux-trace-kernel, linux-usb, linux-wireless, netdev, ntfs3,
	samba-technical, sched-ext, target-devel, tipc-discussion, v9fs,
	LKML
In-Reply-To: <20260310-b4-is_err_or_null-v1-1-bd63b656022d@avm.de>

…
> +// Confidence: High

Some contributors presented discerning comments for this change approach.
Thus I became also curious how much they can eventually be taken better into account
by the means of the semantic patch language (Coccinelle software).

…
+@p1 depends on patch@
+expression E;
+@@
+(
> +-	E != NULL && !IS_ERR(E)
> ++	!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(E)
> +|
> +-	E == NULL || IS_ERR(E)
> ++	IS_ERR_OR_NULL(E)
> +|
> +-	!IS_ERR(E) && E != NULL
> ++	!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(E)
> +|
> +-	IS_ERR(E) || E == NULL
> ++	IS_ERR_OR_NULL(E)
> +)

Several detected expressions should refer to return values from function calls.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_statement

* Do any development challenges hinder still the determination of corresponding
  failure predicates?

* How will interests evolve to improve data processing any further for such
  use cases?


Regards,
Markus

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* Re: [PATCH 0/3] Firmware LSM hook
From: Paul Moore @ 2026-03-11 16:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Leon Romanovsky
  Cc: James Morris, Serge E. Hallyn, Jason Gunthorpe, Saeed Mahameed,
	Itay Avraham, Dave Jiang, Jonathan Cameron, linux-security-module,
	linux-kernel, linux-rdma, Chiara Meiohas, Maher Sanalla,
	Edward Srouji
In-Reply-To: <20260311081955.GS12611@unreal>

On Wed, Mar 11, 2026 at 4:20 AM Leon Romanovsky <leon@kernel.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 05:40:02PM -0400, Paul Moore wrote:
> > On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 3:30 PM Leon Romanovsky <leon@kernel.org> wrote:
> > > On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 02:24:40PM -0400, Paul Moore wrote:
> > > > On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 5:07 AM Leon Romanovsky <leon@kernel.org> wrote:
> > > > > On Mon, Mar 09, 2026 at 07:10:25PM -0400, Paul Moore wrote:
> > > > > > On Mon, Mar 9, 2026 at 3:37 PM Leon Romanovsky <leon@kernel.org> wrote:
> > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 09, 2026 at 02:32:39PM -0400, Paul Moore wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 9, 2026 at 7:15 AM Leon Romanovsky <leon@kernel.org> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > ...
> > > >
> > > > > > > > Hi Leon,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > At the link below, you'll find guidance on submitting new LSM hooks.
> > > > > > > > Please take a look and let me know if you have any questions.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > https://github.com/LinuxSecurityModule/kernel/blob/main/README.md#new-lsm-hooks
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I assume that you are referring to this part:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'm referring to all of the guidance, but yes, at the very least that
> > > > > > is something that I think we need to see in a future revision of this
> > > > > > patchset.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >  * New LSM hooks must demonstrate their usefulness by providing a meaningful
> > > > > > >    implementation for at least one in-kernel LSM. The goal is to demonstrate
> > > > > > >    the purpose and expected semantics of the hooks. Out of tree kernel code,
> > > > > > >    and pass through implementations, such as the BPF LSM, are not eligible
> > > > > > >    for LSM hook reference implementations.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > The point is that we are not inspecting a kernel call, but the FW mailbox,
> > > > > > > which has very little meaning to the kernel. From the kernel's perspective,
> > > > > > > all relevant checks have already been performed, but the existing capability
> > > > > > > granularity does not allow us to distinguish between FW_CMD1 and FW_CMD2.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > It might help if you could phrase this differently, as I'm not
> > > > > > entirely clear on your argument.  LSMs are not limited to enforcing
> > > > > > access controls on requests the kernel understands (see the SELinux
> > > > > > userspace object manager concept), and the idea of access controls
> > > > > > with greater granularity than capabilities is one of the main reasons
> > > > > > people look to LSMs for access control (SELinux, AppArmor, Smack,
> > > > > > etc.).
> > > > >
> > > > > I should note that my understanding of LSM is limited, so some parts of my
> > > > > answers may be inaccurate.
> > > > >
> > > > > What I am referring to is a different level of granularity — specifically,
> > > > > the internals of the firmware commands. In the proposed approach, BPF
> > > > > programs would make decisions based on data passed through the mailbox.
> > > > > That mailbox format varies across vendors, and may even differ between
> > > > > firmware versions from the same vendor.
> > > >
> > > > That helps, thank you.
> > > >
> > > > > > > Here we propose a generic interface that can be applied to all FWCTL
> > > > > > > devices without out-of-tree kernel code at all.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I expected to see a patch implementing some meaningful support for
> > > > > > access controls using these hooks in one of the existing LSMs, I did
> > > > > > not see that in this patchset.
> > > > >
> > > > > In some cases, the mailbox is forwarded from user space unchanged, but
> > > > > in others the kernel modifies it before submitting it to the FW.
> > > >
> > > > Without a standard format, opcode definitions, etc. I suspect
> > > > integrating this into an LSM will present a number of challenges.
> > >
> > > The opcode is relatively easy to extract from the mailbox and pass to the LSM.
> > > All drivers implement some variant of mlx5ctl_validate_rpc()/devx_is_general_cmd()
> > > to validate the opcode. The problem is that this check alone is not sufficient.
> > >
> > > > Instead of performing an LSM access control check before submitting
> > > > the firmware command, it might be easier from an LSM perspective to
> > > > have the firmware call into the kernel/LSM for an access control
> > > > decision before performing a security-relevant action.
> > >
> > > Ultimately, the LSM must make a decision for each executed firmware
> > > command. This will need to be handled one way or another, and will
> > > likely require parsing the mailbox again.
> >
> > As it's unlikely that parsing the mailbox is something that a LSM will
> > want to handle,
>
> I believe this approach offers the cleanest and most natural way to support
> all mailbox‑based devices.
>
> > my suggestion was to leverage the existing mailbox parsing in the firmware
> > and require the firmware to call into the LSM when authorization is needed.
> >
> > > > This removes the challenge of parsing/interpreting the arbitrary firmware commands,
> > > > but it does add some additional complexity of having to generically
> > > > represent the security relevant actions the firmware might request
> > >
> > > The difference here is that the proposed LSM hook is intended to disable
> > > certain functionality provided by the firmware, effectively depending on
> > > the operator’s preferences.
> >
> > My suggestion would also allow a LSM hook to disable certain firmware
> > functionality; however, the firmware itself would need to call the LSM
> > to check if the functionality is authorized.
>
> This suggestion adds an extra call from the FW to the LSM for every command, even
> for systems which don't have LSM at all.

If latency is a concern, I imagine we could create an LSM hook to
report whether any LSMs provided firmware access controls.  The
firmware could then use that hook, potentially caching the result, to
limit its calls into the LSM.

> The FW must pass the already parsed data
> back to the LSM; otherwise, the LSM   has no basis to decide whether to accept or
> reject the request.
>
> For example, consider the MLX5_CMD_OP_QUERY_DCT command handled in
> mlx5ctl_validate_rpc(). DCT in RDMA refers to Dynamically Connected
> Transport, a Mellanox-specific extension that effectively introduces a new
> QP‑type family on top of the standard RC/UC/UD transports. This type does not
> exist for other vendors, each of whom provides its own vendor‑specific
> extensions. All parameters here are tightly coupled to those specific
> commands.
>
> It is unrealistic to expect different firmware implementations to supply
> their data in a common format that would allow the LSM to make a generic
> decision.

That's unfortunate as that would be the easiest path forward.
Regardless, you are welcome to work on whatever implementation you
think makes sense for any of the in-tree LSMs, with that in place we
can take another look at the firmware command hooks.

Good luck.

-- 
paul-moore.com

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* Re: [PATCH v6] lsm: Add LSM hook security_unix_find
From: Paul Moore @ 2026-03-11 16:08 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Justin Suess
  Cc: Günther Noack, brauner, demiobenour, fahimitahera, hi, horms,
	ivanov.mikhail1, jannh, jmorris, john.johansen,
	konstantin.meskhidze, linux-security-module, m, matthieu, mic,
	netdev, samasth.norway.ananda, serge, viro
In-Reply-To: <abFhawSTjNoa-KaH@suesslenovo>

On Wed, Mar 11, 2026 at 8:34 AM Justin Suess <utilityemal77@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 06:39:12PM -0400, Paul Moore wrote:
> > On Thu, Feb 19, 2026 at 3:26 PM Günther Noack <gnoack3000@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Thu, Feb 19, 2026 at 03:04:59PM -0500, Justin Suess wrote:
> > > > Add a LSM hook security_unix_find.
> > > >
> > > > This hook is called to check the path of a named unix socket before a
> > > > connection is initiated. The peer socket may be inspected as well.
> > > >
> > > > Why existing hooks are unsuitable:
> > > >
> > > > Existing socket hooks, security_unix_stream_connect(),
> > > > security_unix_may_send(), and security_socket_connect() don't provide
> > > > TOCTOU-free / namespace independent access to the paths of sockets.
> > > >
> > > > (1) We cannot resolve the path from the struct sockaddr in existing hooks.
> > > > This requires another path lookup. A change in the path between the
> > > > two lookups will cause a TOCTOU bug.
> > > >
> > > > (2) We cannot use the struct path from the listening socket, because it
> > > > may be bound to a path in a different namespace than the caller,
> > > > resulting in a path that cannot be referenced at policy creation time.
> > > >
> > > > Cc: Günther Noack <gnoack3000@gmail.com>
> > > > Cc: Tingmao Wang <m@maowtm.org>
> > > > Signed-off-by: Justin Suess <utilityemal77@gmail.com>
> > > > ---
> > > >  include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h |  5 +++++
> > > >  include/linux/security.h      | 11 +++++++++++
> > > >  net/unix/af_unix.c            | 13 ++++++++++---
> > > >  security/security.c           | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
> > > >  4 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> >
> > ...
> >
> > > Reviewed-by: Günther Noack <gnoack3000@gmail.com>
> > >
> > > Thank you, this looks good. I'll include it in the next version of the
> > > Unix connect patch set again.
> >
> > I'm looking for this patchset to review/ACK the new hook in context,
> > but I'm not seeing it in my inbox or lore.  Did I simply miss the
> > patchset or is it still a work in progress?  No worries if it hasn't
> > been posted yet, I just wanted to make sure I wasn't holding this up
> > any more than I already may have :)
>
> Good Morning Paul,
>
> Can't speak to the rest of the patch, but I sent this LSM hook for
> review purposes before inclusion with the rest of the V6 of this patch.
>
> Günther added his review tag, but I was asked to make some minor comment / commit
> message updates. I sent the same patch, with updated comments/commit to him
> in a follow up, off-list email to avoid spamming the list. No code changes were
> made, just comments.
>
> I don't think this particular patch will change substantially, unless we find
> something unexpected. But the way we use the hook may change (esp wrt to
> locking and the SOCK_DEAD state), which is important for your review.
>
> So you may want to hold off your review until the full V6 series gets sent so
> you can review the hook in context. There were some questions about
> locking that needed proper digging into. [1]

Great, thanks for the update, that was helpful.  As you recommend,
I'll hold off on reviewing this further until we have the full context
of the other patchset; we've already talked about this hook addition a
few times anyway, and based on a quick look yesterday, nothing
particularly evil jumped out at me.

-- 
paul-moore.com

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* Re: LSM namespacing API
From: Casey Schaufler @ 2026-03-11 16:37 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Stephen Smalley
  Cc: Dr. Greg, Paul Moore, Ondrej Mosnacek, linux-security-module,
	selinux, John Johansen, Casey Schaufler
In-Reply-To: <CAEjxPJ7yuJ6sAZ-ViqT04M5WPC9O39m5UUGw2f3+GDR87tvbsA@mail.gmail.com>

On 3/9/2026 11:15 AM, Stephen Smalley wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM Casey Schaufler <casey@schaufler-ca.com> wrote:
>> On 3/6/2026 9:48 AM, Dr. Greg wrote:
>>> On Tue, Mar 03, 2026 at 11:46:53AM -0500, Paul Moore wrote:
>>>
>>> Good morning, I hope the week is winding down well for everyone.
>>>
>>>> On Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 8:30???AM Stephen Smalley
>>>>> I think my only caveat here is that your proposal is quite a bit more
>>>>> complex than what I implemented here:
>>>>> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/selinux/20251003190959.3288-2-stephen.smalley.work@gmail.com/
>>>>> [2] https://lore.kernel.org/selinux/20251003191328.3605-1-stephen.smalley.work@gmail.com/
>>>>> and I'm not sure the extra complexity is worth it.
>>>>>
>>>>> In particular:
>>>>> 1. Immediately unsharing the namespace upon lsm_set_self_attr() allows
>>>>> the caller to immediately and unambiguously know if the operation is
>>>>> supported and allowed ...
>>>> Performing the unshare operation immediately looks much less like a
>>>> LSM attribute and more like its own syscall.  That isn't a problem
>>>> in my eyes, it just means if this is the direction we want to go we
>>>> should implement a lsm_unshare(2) API, or something similar.
>>> Stephen's take on this is correct, the least complicated path forward
>>> is a simple call, presumably lsm_unshare(2), that instructs the LSM(s)
>>> to carry out whatever is needed to create a new security namespace.
>>>
>>> There are only two public implementations of what can be referred to
>>> as major security namespacing efforts; Stephen's work with SeLinux and
>>> our TSEM implementation.
>> Please be just a tiny bit careful before you make this sort of assertion:
>>
>>         https://lwn.net/Articles/645403/
> I believe both AppArmor and TOMOYO also have namespacing
> implementations already upstream, so SELinux is certainly not the only
> one. Looks like the Smack implementation you cited above was based on
> extending user namespaces rather than purely Smack-internal like the
> others; is that why it wasn't ultimately merged?

Less sophisticated solutions to the problem Smack namespaces were
intended to address became available. The effort stalled for lack of
a use case that required it. Much of what you want a namespace for
can be accomplished using process specific rules.



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* [PATCH v3 1/3] ima: Remove ima_h_table structure
From: Roberto Sassu @ 2026-03-11 17:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: corbet, skhan, zohar, dmitry.kasatkin, eric.snowberg, paul,
	jmorris, serge
  Cc: linux-doc, linux-kernel, linux-integrity, linux-security-module,
	gregorylumen, chenste, nramas, Roberto Sassu

From: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@huawei.com>

With the upcoming change of dynamically allocating and replacing the hash
table, we would need to keep the counters for number of measurements
entries and violations.

Since anyway, those counters don't belong there, remove the ima_h_table
structure instead and move the counters and the hash table as a separate
variables.

Link: https://github.com/linux-integrity/linux/issues/1
Signed-off-by: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@huawei.com>
---
Changelog:
v2:
 - Not present in this version

v1:
 - Not present in this version
---
 security/integrity/ima/ima.h       |  9 +++------
 security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c   |  2 +-
 security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c    | 19 +++++++++----------
 security/integrity/ima/ima_kexec.c |  2 +-
 security/integrity/ima/ima_queue.c | 17 ++++++++++-------
 5 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)

diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima.h b/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
index c38a9eb945b6..1f2c81ec0fba 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
@@ -298,12 +298,9 @@ int ima_lsm_policy_change(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long event,
  */
 extern spinlock_t ima_queue_lock;
 
-struct ima_h_table {
-	atomic_long_t len;	/* number of stored measurements in the list */
-	atomic_long_t violations;
-	struct hlist_head queue[IMA_MEASURE_HTABLE_SIZE];
-};
-extern struct ima_h_table ima_htable;
+extern atomic_long_t ima_num_entries;
+extern atomic_long_t ima_num_violations;
+extern struct hlist_head ima_htable[IMA_MEASURE_HTABLE_SIZE];
 
 static inline unsigned int ima_hash_key(u8 *digest)
 {
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c
index 0916f24f005f..122d127e108d 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ void ima_add_violation(struct file *file, const unsigned char *filename,
 	int result;
 
 	/* can overflow, only indicator */
-	atomic_long_inc(&ima_htable.violations);
+	atomic_long_inc(&ima_num_violations);
 
 	result = ima_alloc_init_template(&event_data, &entry, NULL);
 	if (result < 0) {
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c
index ca4931a95098..aaa460d70ff7 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ __setup("ima_canonical_fmt", default_canonical_fmt_setup);
 
 static int valid_policy = 1;
 
-static ssize_t ima_show_htable_value(char __user *buf, size_t count,
-				     loff_t *ppos, atomic_long_t *val)
+static ssize_t ima_show_counter(char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_t *ppos,
+				atomic_long_t *val)
 {
 	char tmpbuf[32];	/* greater than largest 'long' string value */
 	ssize_t len;
@@ -48,15 +48,14 @@ static ssize_t ima_show_htable_value(char __user *buf, size_t count,
 	return simple_read_from_buffer(buf, count, ppos, tmpbuf, len);
 }
 
-static ssize_t ima_show_htable_violations(struct file *filp,
-					  char __user *buf,
-					  size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
+static ssize_t ima_show_num_violations(struct file *filp, char __user *buf,
+				       size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	return ima_show_htable_value(buf, count, ppos, &ima_htable.violations);
+	return ima_show_counter(buf, count, ppos, &ima_num_violations);
 }
 
-static const struct file_operations ima_htable_violations_ops = {
-	.read = ima_show_htable_violations,
+static const struct file_operations ima_num_violations_ops = {
+	.read = ima_show_num_violations,
 	.llseek = generic_file_llseek,
 };
 
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ static ssize_t ima_show_measurements_count(struct file *filp,
 					   char __user *buf,
 					   size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	return ima_show_htable_value(buf, count, ppos, &ima_htable.len);
+	return ima_show_counter(buf, count, ppos, &ima_num_entries);
 
 }
 
@@ -545,7 +544,7 @@ int __init ima_fs_init(void)
 	}
 
 	dentry = securityfs_create_file("violations", S_IRUSR | S_IRGRP,
-				   ima_dir, NULL, &ima_htable_violations_ops);
+				   ima_dir, NULL, &ima_num_violations_ops);
 	if (IS_ERR(dentry)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(dentry);
 		goto out;
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_kexec.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_kexec.c
index 36a34c54de58..5801649fbbef 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_kexec.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_kexec.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ void ima_measure_kexec_event(const char *event_name)
 	int n;
 
 	buf_size = ima_get_binary_runtime_size();
-	len = atomic_long_read(&ima_htable.len);
+	len = atomic_long_read(&ima_num_entries);
 
 	n = scnprintf(ima_kexec_event, IMA_KEXEC_EVENT_LEN,
 		      "kexec_segment_size=%lu;ima_binary_runtime_size=%lu;"
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue.c
index 319522450854..4837fc6d9ada 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue.c
@@ -32,11 +32,14 @@ static unsigned long binary_runtime_size;
 static unsigned long binary_runtime_size = ULONG_MAX;
 #endif
 
+/* num of stored meas. in the list */
+atomic_long_t ima_num_entries = ATOMIC_LONG_INIT(0);
+/* num of violations in the list */
+atomic_long_t ima_num_violations = ATOMIC_LONG_INIT(0);
+
 /* key: inode (before secure-hashing a file) */
-struct ima_h_table ima_htable = {
-	.len = ATOMIC_LONG_INIT(0),
-	.violations = ATOMIC_LONG_INIT(0),
-	.queue[0 ... IMA_MEASURE_HTABLE_SIZE - 1] = HLIST_HEAD_INIT
+struct hlist_head ima_htable[IMA_MEASURE_HTABLE_SIZE] = {
+	[0 ... IMA_MEASURE_HTABLE_SIZE - 1] = HLIST_HEAD_INIT
 };
 
 /* mutex protects atomicity of extending measurement list
@@ -61,7 +64,7 @@ static struct ima_queue_entry *ima_lookup_digest_entry(u8 *digest_value,
 
 	key = ima_hash_key(digest_value);
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(qe, &ima_htable.queue[key], hnext) {
+	hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(qe, &ima_htable[key], hnext) {
 		rc = memcmp(qe->entry->digests[ima_hash_algo_idx].digest,
 			    digest_value, hash_digest_size[ima_hash_algo]);
 		if ((rc == 0) && (qe->entry->pcr == pcr)) {
@@ -113,10 +116,10 @@ static int ima_add_digest_entry(struct ima_template_entry *entry,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&qe->later);
 	list_add_tail_rcu(&qe->later, &ima_measurements);
 
-	atomic_long_inc(&ima_htable.len);
+	atomic_long_inc(&ima_num_entries);
 	if (update_htable) {
 		key = ima_hash_key(entry->digests[ima_hash_algo_idx].digest);
-		hlist_add_head_rcu(&qe->hnext, &ima_htable.queue[key]);
+		hlist_add_head_rcu(&qe->hnext, &ima_htable[key]);
 	}
 
 	if (binary_runtime_size != ULONG_MAX) {
-- 
2.43.0


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* [PATCH v3 2/3] ima: Replace static htable queue with dynamically allocated array
From: Roberto Sassu @ 2026-03-11 17:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: corbet, skhan, zohar, dmitry.kasatkin, eric.snowberg, paul,
	jmorris, serge
  Cc: linux-doc, linux-kernel, linux-integrity, linux-security-module,
	gregorylumen, chenste, nramas, Roberto Sassu
In-Reply-To: <20260311171956.2317781-1-roberto.sassu@huaweicloud.com>

From: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@huawei.com>

The IMA hash table is a fixed-size array of hlist_head buckets:

    struct hlist_head ima_htable[IMA_MEASURE_HTABLE_SIZE];

IMA_MEASURE_HTABLE_SIZE is (1 << IMA_HASH_BITS) = 1024 buckets, each a
struct hlist_head (one pointer, 8 bytes on 64-bit). That is 8 KiB allocated
in BSS for every kernel, regardless of whether IMA is ever used, and
regardless of how many measurements are actually made.

Replace the fixed-size array with a RCU-protected pointer to a dynamically
allocated array that is initialized in ima_init_htable(), which is called
from ima_init() during early boot. ima_init_htable() calls the static
function ima_alloc_replace_htable() which, other than initializing the hash
table the first time, can also hot-swap the existing hash table with a
blank one.

The allocation in ima_alloc_replace_htable() uses kcalloc() so the buckets
are zero-initialised (equivalent to HLIST_HEAD_INIT { .first = NULL }).
Callers of ima_alloc_replace_htable() must call synchronize_rcu() and free
the returned hash table.

Finally, access the hash table with rcu_dereference() in
ima_lookup_digest_entry() (reader side) and with
rcu_dereference_protected() in ima_add_digest_entry() (writer side).

No functional change: bucket count, hash function, and all locking remain
identical.

Link: https://github.com/linux-integrity/linux/issues/1
Signed-off-by: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@huawei.com>
---
Changelog:
v2:
 - Not present in this version

v1:
 - Not present in this version
---
 security/integrity/ima/ima.h       |  3 +-
 security/integrity/ima/ima_init.c  |  5 +++
 security/integrity/ima/ima_queue.c | 49 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 3 files changed, 51 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima.h b/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
index 1f2c81ec0fba..ccd037d49de7 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ bool ima_template_has_modsig(const struct ima_template_desc *ima_template);
 int ima_restore_measurement_entry(struct ima_template_entry *entry);
 int ima_restore_measurement_list(loff_t bufsize, void *buf);
 int ima_measurements_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v);
+int __init ima_init_htable(void);
 unsigned long ima_get_binary_runtime_size(void);
 int ima_init_template(void);
 void ima_init_template_list(void);
@@ -300,7 +301,7 @@ extern spinlock_t ima_queue_lock;
 
 extern atomic_long_t ima_num_entries;
 extern atomic_long_t ima_num_violations;
-extern struct hlist_head ima_htable[IMA_MEASURE_HTABLE_SIZE];
+extern struct hlist_head __rcu *ima_htable;
 
 static inline unsigned int ima_hash_key(u8 *digest)
 {
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_init.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_init.c
index a2f34f2d8ad7..7e0aa09a12e6 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_init.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_init.c
@@ -140,6 +140,11 @@ int __init ima_init(void)
 	rc = ima_init_digests();
 	if (rc != 0)
 		return rc;
+
+	rc = ima_init_htable();
+	if (rc != 0)
+		return rc;
+
 	rc = ima_add_boot_aggregate();	/* boot aggregate must be first entry */
 	if (rc != 0)
 		return rc;
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue.c
index 4837fc6d9ada..2050b9d21e70 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue.c
@@ -38,9 +38,7 @@ atomic_long_t ima_num_entries = ATOMIC_LONG_INIT(0);
 atomic_long_t ima_num_violations = ATOMIC_LONG_INIT(0);
 
 /* key: inode (before secure-hashing a file) */
-struct hlist_head ima_htable[IMA_MEASURE_HTABLE_SIZE] = {
-	[0 ... IMA_MEASURE_HTABLE_SIZE - 1] = HLIST_HEAD_INIT
-};
+struct hlist_head __rcu *ima_htable;
 
 /* mutex protects atomicity of extending measurement list
  * and extending the TPM PCR aggregate. Since tpm_extend can take
@@ -54,17 +52,54 @@ static DEFINE_MUTEX(ima_extend_list_mutex);
  */
 static bool ima_measurements_suspended;
 
+/* Callers must call synchronize_rcu() and free the hash table. */
+static struct hlist_head *ima_alloc_replace_htable(void)
+{
+	struct hlist_head *old_htable, *new_htable;
+
+	/* Initializing to zeros is equivalent to call HLIST_HEAD_INIT. */
+	new_htable = kcalloc(IMA_MEASURE_HTABLE_SIZE, sizeof(struct hlist_head),
+			     GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!new_htable)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	old_htable = rcu_replace_pointer(ima_htable, new_htable,
+				lockdep_is_held(&ima_extend_list_mutex));
+
+	return old_htable;
+}
+
+int __init ima_init_htable(void)
+{
+	struct hlist_head *old_htable;
+
+	mutex_lock(&ima_extend_list_mutex);
+	old_htable = ima_alloc_replace_htable();
+	mutex_unlock(&ima_extend_list_mutex);
+
+	/* Synchronize_rcu() and kfree() not necessary, only for robustness. */
+	synchronize_rcu();
+
+	if (IS_ERR(old_htable))
+		return PTR_ERR(old_htable);
+
+	kfree(old_htable);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* lookup up the digest value in the hash table, and return the entry */
 static struct ima_queue_entry *ima_lookup_digest_entry(u8 *digest_value,
 						       int pcr)
 {
 	struct ima_queue_entry *qe, *ret = NULL;
+	struct hlist_head *htable;
 	unsigned int key;
 	int rc;
 
 	key = ima_hash_key(digest_value);
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(qe, &ima_htable[key], hnext) {
+	htable = rcu_dereference(ima_htable);
+	hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(qe, &htable[key], hnext) {
 		rc = memcmp(qe->entry->digests[ima_hash_algo_idx].digest,
 			    digest_value, hash_digest_size[ima_hash_algo]);
 		if ((rc == 0) && (qe->entry->pcr == pcr)) {
@@ -104,6 +139,7 @@ static int ima_add_digest_entry(struct ima_template_entry *entry,
 				bool update_htable)
 {
 	struct ima_queue_entry *qe;
+	struct hlist_head *htable;
 	unsigned int key;
 
 	qe = kmalloc_obj(*qe);
@@ -116,10 +152,13 @@ static int ima_add_digest_entry(struct ima_template_entry *entry,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&qe->later);
 	list_add_tail_rcu(&qe->later, &ima_measurements);
 
+	htable = rcu_dereference_protected(ima_htable,
+				lockdep_is_held(&ima_extend_list_mutex));
+
 	atomic_long_inc(&ima_num_entries);
 	if (update_htable) {
 		key = ima_hash_key(entry->digests[ima_hash_algo_idx].digest);
-		hlist_add_head_rcu(&qe->hnext, &ima_htable[key]);
+		hlist_add_head_rcu(&qe->hnext, &htable[key]);
 	}
 
 	if (binary_runtime_size != ULONG_MAX) {
-- 
2.43.0


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* [PATCH v3 3/3] ima: Add support for staging measurements for deletion
From: Roberto Sassu @ 2026-03-11 17:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: corbet, skhan, zohar, dmitry.kasatkin, eric.snowberg, paul,
	jmorris, serge
  Cc: linux-doc, linux-kernel, linux-integrity, linux-security-module,
	gregorylumen, chenste, nramas, Roberto Sassu
In-Reply-To: <20260311171956.2317781-1-roberto.sassu@huaweicloud.com>

From: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@huawei.com>

Introduce the ability of staging the IMA measurement list for deletion.
Staging means moving the current content of the measurement list to a
separate location, and allowing users to read and delete it. This causes
the measurement list to be atomically truncated before new measurements can
be added. Staging can be done only once at a time. In the event of kexec(),
staging is reverted and staged entries will be carried over to the new
kernel.

Staged measurements can be deleted entirely, or partially, with the
non-deleted ones added back to the IMA measurements list. This allows the
remote attestation agents to easily separate the measurements that where
verified (staged and deleted) from those that weren't due to the race
between taking a TPM quote and reading the measurements list.

User space is responsible to concatenate the staged IMA measurements list
portions (excluding the measurements added back to the IMA measurements
list) following the temporal order in which the operations were done,
together with the current measurement list. Then, it can send the collected
data to the remote verifiers.

The benefit of staging and deleting is the ability to free precious kernel
memory, in exchange of delegating user space to reconstruct the full
measurement list from the chunks. No trust needs to be given to user space,
since the integrity of the measurement list is protected by the TPM.

By default, staging the measurements list does not alter the hash table.
When staging and deleting are done, IMA is still able to detect collisions
on the staged and later deleted measurement entries, by keeping the entry
digests (only template data are freed).

However, since during the measurements list serialization only the SHA1
digest is passed, and since there are no template data to recalculate the
other digests from, the hash table is currently not populated with digests
from staged/deleted entries after kexec().

Introduce the new kernel option ima_flush_htable to decide whether or not
the digests of staged measurement entries are flushed from the hash table,
when they are deleted. Flushing the hash table is supported only when
deleting all the staged measurements, since in that case the old hash table
can be quickly swapped with a blank one (otherwise entries would have to be
removed one by one for partial deletion).

Then, introduce ascii_runtime_measurements_<algo>_staged and
binary_runtime_measurements_<algo>_staged interfaces to stage and delete
the measurements. Use 'echo A > <IMA interface>' and
'echo D > <IMA interface>' to respectively stage and delete the entire
measurements list. Use 'echo N > <IMA interface>', with N between 1 and
ULONG_MAX - 1, to delete the selected staged portion of the measurements
list.

The ima_measure_users counter (protected by the ima_measure_mutex mutex)
has been introduced to protect access to the measurements list and the
staged part. The open method of all the measurement interfaces has been
extended to allow only one writer at a time or, in alternative, multiple
readers. The write permission is used to stage and delete the measurements,
the read permission to read them. Write requires also the CAP_SYS_ADMIN
capability.

Finally, introduce the binary_lists enum and make binary_runtime_size
and ima_num_entries as arrays, to keep track of their values for the
current IMA measurements list (BINARY), current list plus staged
measurements (BINARY_STAGED) and the cumulative list since IMA
initialization (BINARY_FULL).

Use BINARY in ima_show_measurements_count(), BINARY_STAGED in
ima_add_kexec_buffer() and BINARY_FULL in ima_measure_kexec_event().

It should be noted that the BINARY_FULL counter is not passed through
kexec. Thus, the number of entries included in the kexec critical data
records refers to the entries since the previous kexec records.

Note: This code derives from the Alt-IMA Huawei project, whose license is
      GPL-2.0 OR MIT.

Link: https://github.com/linux-integrity/linux/issues/1
Signed-off-by: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@huawei.com>
---
Changelog
v2:
 - Forbid partial deletion when flushing hash table (suggested by Mimi)
 - Ignore ima_flush_htable if CONFIG_IMA_DISABLE_HTABLE is enabled
 - BINARY_SIZE_* renamed to BINARY_* for better clarity
 - Removed ima_measurements_staged_exist and testing list empty instead
 - ima_queue_stage_trim() and ima_queue_delete_staged_trimmed() renamed to
   ima_queue_stage() and ima_queue_delete_staged()
 - New delete interval [1, ULONG_MAX - 1]
 - Rename ima_measure_lock to ima_measure_mutex
 - Move seq_open() and seq_release() outside the ima_measure_mutex lock
 - Drop ima_measurements_staged_read() and use seq_read() instead
 - Optimize create_securityfs_measurement_lists() changes
 - New file name format with _staged suffix at the end of the file name
 - Use _rcu list variant in ima_dump_measurement_list()
 - Remove support for direct trimming and splice the remaining entries to
   the active list (suggested by Mimi)
 - Hot swap the hash table if flushing is requested

v1:
 - Support for direct trimming without staging
 - Support unstaging on kexec (requested by Gregory Lumen)
---
 .../admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt         |   4 +
 security/integrity/ima/ima.h                  |  17 +-
 security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c               | 266 ++++++++++++++++--
 security/integrity/ima/ima_kexec.c            |  43 ++-
 security/integrity/ima/ima_queue.c            | 205 +++++++++++++-
 5 files changed, 484 insertions(+), 51 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index cb850e5290c2..7a377812aa0a 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -2345,6 +2345,10 @@ Kernel parameters
 			Use the canonical format for the binary runtime
 			measurements, instead of host native format.
 
+	ima_flush_htable  [IMA]
+			Flush the IMA hash table when deleting all the
+			staged measurement entries.
+
 	ima_hash=	[IMA]
 			Format: { md5 | sha1 | rmd160 | sha256 | sha384
 				   | sha512 | ... }
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima.h b/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
index ccd037d49de7..e8aaf1e62139 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@ enum ima_show_type { IMA_SHOW_BINARY, IMA_SHOW_BINARY_NO_FIELD_LEN,
 		     IMA_SHOW_BINARY_OLD_STRING_FMT, IMA_SHOW_ASCII };
 enum tpm_pcrs { TPM_PCR0 = 0, TPM_PCR8 = 8, TPM_PCR10 = 10 };
 
+/*
+ * BINARY: current binary measurements list
+ * BINARY_STAGED: current binary measurements list + staged entries
+ * BINARY_FULL: binary measurements list since IMA init (lost after kexec)
+ */
+enum binary_lists {
+	BINARY, BINARY_STAGED, BINARY_FULL, BINARY__LAST
+};
+
 /* digest size for IMA, fits SHA1 or MD5 */
 #define IMA_DIGEST_SIZE		SHA1_DIGEST_SIZE
 #define IMA_EVENT_NAME_LEN_MAX	255
@@ -118,6 +127,7 @@ struct ima_queue_entry {
 	struct ima_template_entry *entry;
 };
 extern struct list_head ima_measurements;	/* list of all measurements */
+extern struct list_head ima_measurements_staged; /* list of staged meas. */
 
 /* Some details preceding the binary serialized measurement list */
 struct ima_kexec_hdr {
@@ -282,11 +292,13 @@ struct ima_template_desc *ima_template_desc_current(void);
 struct ima_template_desc *ima_template_desc_buf(void);
 struct ima_template_desc *lookup_template_desc(const char *name);
 bool ima_template_has_modsig(const struct ima_template_desc *ima_template);
+int ima_queue_stage(void);
+int ima_queue_delete_staged(unsigned long req_value);
 int ima_restore_measurement_entry(struct ima_template_entry *entry);
 int ima_restore_measurement_list(loff_t bufsize, void *buf);
 int ima_measurements_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v);
 int __init ima_init_htable(void);
-unsigned long ima_get_binary_runtime_size(void);
+unsigned long ima_get_binary_runtime_size(enum binary_lists binary_list);
 int ima_init_template(void);
 void ima_init_template_list(void);
 int __init ima_init_digests(void);
@@ -299,9 +311,10 @@ int ima_lsm_policy_change(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long event,
  */
 extern spinlock_t ima_queue_lock;
 
-extern atomic_long_t ima_num_entries;
+extern atomic_long_t ima_num_entries[BINARY__LAST];
 extern atomic_long_t ima_num_violations;
 extern struct hlist_head __rcu *ima_htable;
+extern struct mutex ima_extend_list_mutex;
 
 static inline unsigned int ima_hash_key(u8 *digest)
 {
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c
index aaa460d70ff7..cf85b0892275 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_fs.c
@@ -24,7 +24,17 @@
 
 #include "ima.h"
 
+/*
+ * Requests:
+ * 'A\n': stage the entire measurements list
+ * 'D\n': delete all staged measurements
+ * '[1, ULONG_MAX - 1]\n' delete N measurements entries and unstage the rest
+ */
+#define STAGED_REQ_LENGTH 21
+
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(ima_write_mutex);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(ima_measure_mutex);
+static long ima_measure_users;
 
 bool ima_canonical_fmt;
 static int __init default_canonical_fmt_setup(char *str)
@@ -63,7 +73,7 @@ static ssize_t ima_show_measurements_count(struct file *filp,
 					   char __user *buf,
 					   size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	return ima_show_counter(buf, count, ppos, &ima_num_entries);
+	return ima_show_counter(buf, count, ppos, &ima_num_entries[BINARY]);
 
 }
 
@@ -73,14 +83,15 @@ static const struct file_operations ima_measurements_count_ops = {
 };
 
 /* returns pointer to hlist_node */
-static void *ima_measurements_start(struct seq_file *m, loff_t *pos)
+static void *_ima_measurements_start(struct seq_file *m, loff_t *pos,
+				     struct list_head *head)
 {
 	loff_t l = *pos;
 	struct ima_queue_entry *qe;
 
 	/* we need a lock since pos could point beyond last element */
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	list_for_each_entry_rcu(qe, &ima_measurements, later) {
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(qe, head, later) {
 		if (!l--) {
 			rcu_read_unlock();
 			return qe;
@@ -90,7 +101,18 @@ static void *ima_measurements_start(struct seq_file *m, loff_t *pos)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static void *ima_measurements_next(struct seq_file *m, void *v, loff_t *pos)
+static void *ima_measurements_start(struct seq_file *m, loff_t *pos)
+{
+	return _ima_measurements_start(m, pos, &ima_measurements);
+}
+
+static void *ima_measurements_staged_start(struct seq_file *m, loff_t *pos)
+{
+	return _ima_measurements_start(m, pos, &ima_measurements_staged);
+}
+
+static void *_ima_measurements_next(struct seq_file *m, void *v, loff_t *pos,
+				    struct list_head *head)
 {
 	struct ima_queue_entry *qe = v;
 
@@ -102,7 +124,18 @@ static void *ima_measurements_next(struct seq_file *m, void *v, loff_t *pos)
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	(*pos)++;
 
-	return (&qe->later == &ima_measurements) ? NULL : qe;
+	return (&qe->later == head) ? NULL : qe;
+}
+
+static void *ima_measurements_next(struct seq_file *m, void *v, loff_t *pos)
+{
+	return _ima_measurements_next(m, v, pos, &ima_measurements);
+}
+
+static void *ima_measurements_staged_next(struct seq_file *m, void *v,
+					  loff_t *pos)
+{
+	return _ima_measurements_next(m, v, pos, &ima_measurements_staged);
 }
 
 static void ima_measurements_stop(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
@@ -198,16 +231,145 @@ static const struct seq_operations ima_measurments_seqops = {
 	.show = ima_measurements_show
 };
 
+static int ima_measure_lock(bool write)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&ima_measure_mutex);
+	if ((write && ima_measure_users != 0) ||
+	    (!write && ima_measure_users < 0)) {
+		mutex_unlock(&ima_measure_mutex);
+		return -EBUSY;
+	}
+
+	if (write)
+		ima_measure_users--;
+	else
+		ima_measure_users++;
+	mutex_unlock(&ima_measure_mutex);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void ima_measure_unlock(bool write)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&ima_measure_mutex);
+	if (write)
+		ima_measure_users++;
+	else
+		ima_measure_users--;
+	mutex_unlock(&ima_measure_mutex);
+}
+
+static int _ima_measurements_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
+				  const struct seq_operations *seq_ops)
+{
+	bool write = (file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE);
+	int ret;
+
+	if (write && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+		return -EPERM;
+
+	ret = ima_measure_lock(write);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = seq_open(file, seq_ops);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		ima_measure_unlock(write);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int ima_measurements_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
-	return seq_open(file, &ima_measurments_seqops);
+	return _ima_measurements_open(inode, file, &ima_measurments_seqops);
+}
+
+static int ima_measurements_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	bool write = (file->f_mode & FMODE_WRITE);
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = seq_release(inode, file);
+
+	ima_measure_unlock(write);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static const struct file_operations ima_measurements_ops = {
 	.open = ima_measurements_open,
 	.read = seq_read,
 	.llseek = seq_lseek,
-	.release = seq_release,
+	.release = ima_measurements_release,
+};
+
+static const struct seq_operations ima_measurments_staged_seqops = {
+	.start = ima_measurements_staged_start,
+	.next = ima_measurements_staged_next,
+	.stop = ima_measurements_stop,
+	.show = ima_measurements_show
+};
+
+static int ima_measurements_staged_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	return _ima_measurements_open(inode, file,
+				      &ima_measurments_staged_seqops);
+}
+
+static ssize_t ima_measurements_staged_write(struct file *file,
+					     const char __user *buf,
+					     size_t datalen, loff_t *ppos)
+{
+	char req[STAGED_REQ_LENGTH];
+	unsigned long req_value;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (*ppos > 0 || datalen < 2 || datalen > STAGED_REQ_LENGTH)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (copy_from_user(req, buf, datalen) != 0)
+		return -EFAULT;
+
+	if (req[datalen - 1] != '\n')
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	req[datalen - 1] = '\0';
+
+	switch (req[0]) {
+	case 'A':
+		if (datalen != 2)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		ret = ima_queue_stage();
+		break;
+	case 'D':
+		if (datalen != 2)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		ret = ima_queue_delete_staged(ULONG_MAX);
+		break;
+	default:
+		ret = kstrtoul(req, 10, &req_value);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+
+		if (req_value == ULONG_MAX)
+			return -ERANGE;
+
+		ret = ima_queue_delete_staged(req_value);
+	}
+
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	return datalen;
+}
+
+static const struct file_operations ima_measurements_staged_ops = {
+	.open = ima_measurements_staged_open,
+	.read = seq_read,
+	.write = ima_measurements_staged_write,
+	.llseek = seq_lseek,
+	.release = ima_measurements_release,
 };
 
 void ima_print_digest(struct seq_file *m, u8 *digest, u32 size)
@@ -272,14 +434,37 @@ static const struct seq_operations ima_ascii_measurements_seqops = {
 
 static int ima_ascii_measurements_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
-	return seq_open(file, &ima_ascii_measurements_seqops);
+	return _ima_measurements_open(inode, file,
+				      &ima_ascii_measurements_seqops);
 }
 
 static const struct file_operations ima_ascii_measurements_ops = {
 	.open = ima_ascii_measurements_open,
 	.read = seq_read,
 	.llseek = seq_lseek,
-	.release = seq_release,
+	.release = ima_measurements_release,
+};
+
+static const struct seq_operations ima_ascii_measurements_staged_seqops = {
+	.start = ima_measurements_staged_start,
+	.next = ima_measurements_staged_next,
+	.stop = ima_measurements_stop,
+	.show = ima_ascii_measurements_show
+};
+
+static int ima_ascii_measurements_staged_open(struct inode *inode,
+					      struct file *file)
+{
+	return _ima_measurements_open(inode, file,
+				      &ima_ascii_measurements_staged_seqops);
+}
+
+static const struct file_operations ima_ascii_measurements_staged_ops = {
+	.open = ima_ascii_measurements_staged_open,
+	.read = seq_read,
+	.write = ima_measurements_staged_write,
+	.llseek = seq_lseek,
+	.release = ima_measurements_release,
 };
 
 static ssize_t ima_read_policy(char *path)
@@ -385,10 +570,21 @@ static const struct seq_operations ima_policy_seqops = {
 };
 #endif
 
-static int __init create_securityfs_measurement_lists(void)
+static int __init create_securityfs_measurement_lists(bool staging)
 {
+	const struct file_operations *ascii_ops = &ima_ascii_measurements_ops;
+	const struct file_operations *binary_ops = &ima_measurements_ops;
+	mode_t permissions = S_IRUSR | S_IRGRP;
+	const char *file_suffix = "";
 	int count = NR_BANKS(ima_tpm_chip);
 
+	if (staging) {
+		ascii_ops = &ima_ascii_measurements_staged_ops;
+		binary_ops = &ima_measurements_staged_ops;
+		file_suffix = "_staged";
+		permissions |= S_IWUSR | S_IWGRP;
+	}
+
 	if (ima_sha1_idx >= NR_BANKS(ima_tpm_chip))
 		count++;
 
@@ -398,26 +594,33 @@ static int __init create_securityfs_measurement_lists(void)
 		struct dentry *dentry;
 
 		if (algo == HASH_ALGO__LAST)
-			sprintf(file_name, "ascii_runtime_measurements_tpm_alg_%x",
-				ima_tpm_chip->allocated_banks[i].alg_id);
+			snprintf(file_name, sizeof(file_name),
+				 "ascii_runtime_measurements_tpm_alg_%x%s",
+				 ima_tpm_chip->allocated_banks[i].alg_id,
+				 file_suffix);
 		else
-			sprintf(file_name, "ascii_runtime_measurements_%s",
-				hash_algo_name[algo]);
-		dentry = securityfs_create_file(file_name, S_IRUSR | S_IRGRP,
+			snprintf(file_name, sizeof(file_name),
+				 "ascii_runtime_measurements_%s%s",
+				 hash_algo_name[algo], file_suffix);
+		dentry = securityfs_create_file(file_name, permissions,
 						ima_dir, (void *)(uintptr_t)i,
-						&ima_ascii_measurements_ops);
+						ascii_ops);
 		if (IS_ERR(dentry))
 			return PTR_ERR(dentry);
 
 		if (algo == HASH_ALGO__LAST)
-			sprintf(file_name, "binary_runtime_measurements_tpm_alg_%x",
-				ima_tpm_chip->allocated_banks[i].alg_id);
+			snprintf(file_name, sizeof(file_name),
+				 "binary_runtime_measurements_tpm_alg_%x%s",
+				 ima_tpm_chip->allocated_banks[i].alg_id,
+				 file_suffix);
 		else
-			sprintf(file_name, "binary_runtime_measurements_%s",
-				hash_algo_name[algo]);
-		dentry = securityfs_create_file(file_name, S_IRUSR | S_IRGRP,
+			snprintf(file_name, sizeof(file_name),
+				 "binary_runtime_measurements_%s%s",
+				 hash_algo_name[algo], file_suffix);
+
+		dentry = securityfs_create_file(file_name, permissions,
 						ima_dir, (void *)(uintptr_t)i,
-						&ima_measurements_ops);
+						binary_ops);
 		if (IS_ERR(dentry))
 			return PTR_ERR(dentry);
 	}
@@ -517,7 +720,10 @@ int __init ima_fs_init(void)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	ret = create_securityfs_measurement_lists();
+	ret = create_securityfs_measurement_lists(false);
+	if (ret == 0)
+		ret = create_securityfs_measurement_lists(true);
+
 	if (ret != 0)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -535,6 +741,20 @@ int __init ima_fs_init(void)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	dentry = securityfs_create_symlink("binary_runtime_measurements_staged",
+		ima_dir, "binary_runtime_measurements_sha1_staged", NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(dentry)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(dentry);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	dentry = securityfs_create_symlink("ascii_runtime_measurements_staged",
+		ima_dir, "ascii_runtime_measurements_sha1_staged", NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(dentry)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(dentry);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	dentry = securityfs_create_file("runtime_measurements_count",
 				   S_IRUSR | S_IRGRP, ima_dir, NULL,
 				   &ima_measurements_count_ops);
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_kexec.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_kexec.c
index 5801649fbbef..70ee3a039df2 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_kexec.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_kexec.c
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ void ima_measure_kexec_event(const char *event_name)
 	long len;
 	int n;
 
-	buf_size = ima_get_binary_runtime_size();
-	len = atomic_long_read(&ima_num_entries);
+	buf_size = ima_get_binary_runtime_size(BINARY_FULL);
+	len = atomic_long_read(&ima_num_entries[BINARY_FULL]);
 
 	n = scnprintf(ima_kexec_event, IMA_KEXEC_EVENT_LEN,
 		      "kexec_segment_size=%lu;ima_binary_runtime_size=%lu;"
@@ -80,6 +80,17 @@ static int ima_alloc_kexec_file_buf(size_t segment_size)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int ima_dump_measurement(struct ima_kexec_hdr *khdr,
+				struct ima_queue_entry *qe)
+{
+	if (ima_kexec_file.count >= ima_kexec_file.size)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	khdr->count++;
+	ima_measurements_show(&ima_kexec_file, qe);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int ima_dump_measurement_list(unsigned long *buffer_size, void **buffer,
 				     unsigned long segment_size)
 {
@@ -95,17 +106,26 @@ static int ima_dump_measurement_list(unsigned long *buffer_size, void **buffer,
 
 	memset(&khdr, 0, sizeof(khdr));
 	khdr.version = 1;
-	/* This is an append-only list, no need to hold the RCU read lock */
-	list_for_each_entry_rcu(qe, &ima_measurements, later, true) {
-		if (ima_kexec_file.count < ima_kexec_file.size) {
-			khdr.count++;
-			ima_measurements_show(&ima_kexec_file, qe);
-		} else {
-			ret = -EINVAL;
+	/* It can race with ima_queue_stage() and ima_queue_delete_staged(). */
+	mutex_lock(&ima_extend_list_mutex);
+
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(qe, &ima_measurements_staged, later,
+				lockdep_is_held(&ima_extend_list_mutex)) {
+		ret = ima_dump_measurement(&khdr, qe);
+		if (ret < 0)
 			break;
-		}
 	}
 
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(qe, &ima_measurements, later,
+				lockdep_is_held(&ima_extend_list_mutex)) {
+		if (!ret)
+			ret = ima_dump_measurement(&khdr, qe);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	mutex_unlock(&ima_extend_list_mutex);
+
 	/*
 	 * fill in reserved space with some buffer details
 	 * (eg. version, buffer size, number of measurements)
@@ -159,7 +179,8 @@ void ima_add_kexec_buffer(struct kimage *image)
 	else
 		extra_memory = CONFIG_IMA_KEXEC_EXTRA_MEMORY_KB * 1024;
 
-	binary_runtime_size = ima_get_binary_runtime_size() + extra_memory;
+	binary_runtime_size = ima_get_binary_runtime_size(BINARY_STAGED) +
+			      extra_memory;
 
 	if (binary_runtime_size >= ULONG_MAX - PAGE_SIZE)
 		kexec_segment_size = ULONG_MAX;
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue.c
index 2050b9d21e70..08cd60fa959e 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue.c
@@ -22,29 +22,48 @@
 
 #define AUDIT_CAUSE_LEN_MAX 32
 
+bool ima_flush_htable;
+static int __init ima_flush_htable_setup(char *str)
+{
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IMA_DISABLE_HTABLE)) {
+		pr_warn("Hash table not enabled, ignoring request to flush\n");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	ima_flush_htable = true;
+	return 1;
+}
+__setup("ima_flush_htable", ima_flush_htable_setup);
+
 /* pre-allocated array of tpm_digest structures to extend a PCR */
 static struct tpm_digest *digests;
 
 LIST_HEAD(ima_measurements);	/* list of all measurements */
+LIST_HEAD(ima_measurements_staged); /* list of staged measurements */
 #ifdef CONFIG_IMA_KEXEC
-static unsigned long binary_runtime_size;
+static unsigned long binary_runtime_size[BINARY__LAST];
 #else
-static unsigned long binary_runtime_size = ULONG_MAX;
+static unsigned long binary_runtime_size[BINARY__LAST] = {
+	[0 ... BINARY__LAST - 1] = ULONG_MAX
+};
 #endif
 
 /* num of stored meas. in the list */
-atomic_long_t ima_num_entries = ATOMIC_LONG_INIT(0);
+atomic_long_t ima_num_entries[BINARY__LAST] = {
+	[0 ... BINARY__LAST - 1] = ATOMIC_LONG_INIT(0)
+};
+
 /* num of violations in the list */
 atomic_long_t ima_num_violations = ATOMIC_LONG_INIT(0);
 
 /* key: inode (before secure-hashing a file) */
 struct hlist_head __rcu *ima_htable;
 
-/* mutex protects atomicity of extending measurement list
+/* mutex protects atomicity of extending and staging measurement list
  * and extending the TPM PCR aggregate. Since tpm_extend can take
  * long (and the tpm driver uses a mutex), we can't use the spinlock.
  */
-static DEFINE_MUTEX(ima_extend_list_mutex);
+DEFINE_MUTEX(ima_extend_list_mutex);
 
 /*
  * Used internally by the kernel to suspend measurements.
@@ -140,7 +159,7 @@ static int ima_add_digest_entry(struct ima_template_entry *entry,
 {
 	struct ima_queue_entry *qe;
 	struct hlist_head *htable;
-	unsigned int key;
+	unsigned int key, i;
 
 	qe = kmalloc_obj(*qe);
 	if (qe == NULL) {
@@ -155,19 +174,25 @@ static int ima_add_digest_entry(struct ima_template_entry *entry,
 	htable = rcu_dereference_protected(ima_htable,
 				lockdep_is_held(&ima_extend_list_mutex));
 
-	atomic_long_inc(&ima_num_entries);
+	for (i = 0; i < BINARY__LAST; i++)
+		atomic_long_inc(&ima_num_entries[i]);
+
 	if (update_htable) {
 		key = ima_hash_key(entry->digests[ima_hash_algo_idx].digest);
 		hlist_add_head_rcu(&qe->hnext, &htable[key]);
 	}
 
-	if (binary_runtime_size != ULONG_MAX) {
-		int size;
+	for (i = 0; i < BINARY__LAST; i++) {
+		if (binary_runtime_size[i] != ULONG_MAX) {
+			int size;
 
-		size = get_binary_runtime_size(entry);
-		binary_runtime_size = (binary_runtime_size < ULONG_MAX - size) ?
-		     binary_runtime_size + size : ULONG_MAX;
+			size = get_binary_runtime_size(entry);
+			binary_runtime_size[i] =
+				(binary_runtime_size[i] < ULONG_MAX - size) ?
+				binary_runtime_size[i] + size : ULONG_MAX;
+		}
 	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -176,12 +201,18 @@ static int ima_add_digest_entry(struct ima_template_entry *entry,
  * entire binary_runtime_measurement list, including the ima_kexec_hdr
  * structure.
  */
-unsigned long ima_get_binary_runtime_size(void)
+unsigned long ima_get_binary_runtime_size(enum binary_lists binary_list)
 {
-	if (binary_runtime_size >= (ULONG_MAX - sizeof(struct ima_kexec_hdr)))
+	unsigned long val;
+
+	mutex_lock(&ima_extend_list_mutex);
+	val = binary_runtime_size[binary_list];
+	mutex_unlock(&ima_extend_list_mutex);
+
+	if (val >= (ULONG_MAX - sizeof(struct ima_kexec_hdr)))
 		return ULONG_MAX;
 	else
-		return binary_runtime_size + sizeof(struct ima_kexec_hdr);
+		return val + sizeof(struct ima_kexec_hdr);
 }
 
 static int ima_pcr_extend(struct tpm_digest *digests_arg, int pcr)
@@ -262,6 +293,150 @@ int ima_add_template_entry(struct ima_template_entry *entry, int violation,
 	return result;
 }
 
+int ima_queue_stage(void)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	mutex_lock(&ima_extend_list_mutex);
+	if (!list_empty(&ima_measurements_staged)) {
+		ret = -EEXIST;
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
+
+	if (list_empty(&ima_measurements)) {
+		ret = -ENOENT;
+		goto out_unlock;
+	}
+
+	list_replace(&ima_measurements, &ima_measurements_staged);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ima_measurements);
+	atomic_long_set(&ima_num_entries[BINARY], 0);
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IMA_KEXEC))
+		binary_runtime_size[BINARY] = 0;
+out_unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&ima_extend_list_mutex);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int ima_queue_delete_staged(unsigned long req_value)
+{
+	unsigned long req_value_copy = req_value;
+	unsigned long size_to_remove = 0, num_to_remove = 0;
+	struct ima_queue_entry *qe, *qe_tmp;
+	struct list_head *cut_pos = NULL;
+	LIST_HEAD(ima_measurements_trim);
+	struct hlist_head *old_queue = NULL;
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	if (req_value == 0) {
+		pr_err("Must delete at least one entry\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (req_value < ULONG_MAX && ima_flush_htable) {
+		pr_err("Deleting staged N measurements not supported when flushing the hash table is requested\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Safe walk (no concurrent write), not under ima_extend_list_mutex
+	 * for performance reasons.
+	 */
+	list_for_each_entry(qe, &ima_measurements_staged, later) {
+		size_to_remove += get_binary_runtime_size(qe->entry);
+		num_to_remove++;
+
+		if (req_value < ULONG_MAX && --req_value_copy == 0) {
+			/* qe->later always points to a valid list entry. */
+			cut_pos = &qe->later;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (req_value < ULONG_MAX && req_value_copy > 0)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
+	mutex_lock(&ima_extend_list_mutex);
+	if (list_empty(&ima_measurements_staged)) {
+		mutex_unlock(&ima_extend_list_mutex);
+		return -ENOENT;
+	}
+
+	if (req_value < ULONG_MAX) {
+		/*
+		 * ima_dump_measurement_list() does not modify the list,
+		 * cut_pos remains the same even if it was computed before
+		 * the lock.
+		 */
+		__list_cut_position(&ima_measurements_trim,
+				    &ima_measurements_staged, cut_pos);
+	} else {
+		list_replace(&ima_measurements_staged, &ima_measurements_trim);
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ima_measurements_staged);
+	}
+
+	atomic_long_sub(num_to_remove, &ima_num_entries[BINARY_STAGED]);
+	atomic_long_add(atomic_long_read(&ima_num_entries[BINARY_STAGED]),
+			&ima_num_entries[BINARY]);
+	atomic_long_set(&ima_num_entries[BINARY_STAGED],
+			atomic_long_read(&ima_num_entries[BINARY]));
+
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IMA_KEXEC)) {
+		binary_runtime_size[BINARY_STAGED] -= size_to_remove;
+		binary_runtime_size[BINARY] +=
+					binary_runtime_size[BINARY_STAGED];
+		binary_runtime_size[BINARY_STAGED] =
+					binary_runtime_size[BINARY];
+	}
+
+	if (ima_flush_htable) {
+		old_queue = ima_alloc_replace_htable();
+		if (IS_ERR(old_queue)) {
+			mutex_unlock(&ima_extend_list_mutex);
+			return PTR_ERR(old_queue);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Splice (prepend) any remaining non-deleted staged entries to the
+	 * active list (RCU not needed, there cannot be concurrent readers).
+	 */
+	list_splice(&ima_measurements_staged, &ima_measurements);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ima_measurements_staged);
+	mutex_unlock(&ima_extend_list_mutex);
+
+	if (ima_flush_htable) {
+		synchronize_rcu();
+		kfree(old_queue);
+	}
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(qe, qe_tmp, &ima_measurements_trim, later) {
+		/*
+		 * Safe to free template_data here without synchronize_rcu()
+		 * because the only htable reader, ima_lookup_digest_entry(),
+		 * accesses only entry->digests, not template_data. If new
+		 * htable readers are added that access template_data, a
+		 * synchronize_rcu() is required here.
+		 */
+		for (i = 0; i < qe->entry->template_desc->num_fields; i++) {
+			kfree(qe->entry->template_data[i].data);
+			qe->entry->template_data[i].data = NULL;
+			qe->entry->template_data[i].len = 0;
+		}
+
+		list_del(&qe->later);
+
+		/* No leak if !ima_flush_htable, referenced by ima_htable. */
+		if (ima_flush_htable) {
+			kfree(qe->entry->digests);
+			kfree(qe->entry);
+			kfree(qe);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int ima_restore_measurement_entry(struct ima_template_entry *entry)
 {
 	int result = 0;
-- 
2.43.0


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* Re: [PATCH 0/3] Firmware LSM hook
From: Leon Romanovsky @ 2026-03-11 19:16 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Paul Moore
  Cc: James Morris, Serge E. Hallyn, Jason Gunthorpe, Saeed Mahameed,
	Itay Avraham, Dave Jiang, Jonathan Cameron, linux-security-module,
	linux-kernel, linux-rdma, Chiara Meiohas, Maher Sanalla,
	Edward Srouji
In-Reply-To: <CAHC9VhR0iuzYRpi3vPdKAbsOJ-DoMvWV-c7TXVcAmb3u8J4JwA@mail.gmail.com>

On Wed, Mar 11, 2026 at 12:06:09PM -0400, Paul Moore wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 11, 2026 at 4:20 AM Leon Romanovsky <leon@kernel.org> wrote:
> > On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 05:40:02PM -0400, Paul Moore wrote:
> > > On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 3:30 PM Leon Romanovsky <leon@kernel.org> wrote:
> > > > On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 02:24:40PM -0400, Paul Moore wrote:
> > > > > On Tue, Mar 10, 2026 at 5:07 AM Leon Romanovsky <leon@kernel.org> wrote:
> > > > > > On Mon, Mar 09, 2026 at 07:10:25PM -0400, Paul Moore wrote:
> > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 9, 2026 at 3:37 PM Leon Romanovsky <leon@kernel.org> wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 09, 2026 at 02:32:39PM -0400, Paul Moore wrote:
> > > > > > > > > On Mon, Mar 9, 2026 at 7:15 AM Leon Romanovsky <leon@kernel.org> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > ...
> > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Hi Leon,
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > At the link below, you'll find guidance on submitting new LSM hooks.
> > > > > > > > > Please take a look and let me know if you have any questions.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > https://github.com/LinuxSecurityModule/kernel/blob/main/README.md#new-lsm-hooks
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I assume that you are referring to this part:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I'm referring to all of the guidance, but yes, at the very least that
> > > > > > > is something that I think we need to see in a future revision of this
> > > > > > > patchset.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >  * New LSM hooks must demonstrate their usefulness by providing a meaningful
> > > > > > > >    implementation for at least one in-kernel LSM. The goal is to demonstrate
> > > > > > > >    the purpose and expected semantics of the hooks. Out of tree kernel code,
> > > > > > > >    and pass through implementations, such as the BPF LSM, are not eligible
> > > > > > > >    for LSM hook reference implementations.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > The point is that we are not inspecting a kernel call, but the FW mailbox,
> > > > > > > > which has very little meaning to the kernel. From the kernel's perspective,
> > > > > > > > all relevant checks have already been performed, but the existing capability
> > > > > > > > granularity does not allow us to distinguish between FW_CMD1 and FW_CMD2.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > It might help if you could phrase this differently, as I'm not
> > > > > > > entirely clear on your argument.  LSMs are not limited to enforcing
> > > > > > > access controls on requests the kernel understands (see the SELinux
> > > > > > > userspace object manager concept), and the idea of access controls
> > > > > > > with greater granularity than capabilities is one of the main reasons
> > > > > > > people look to LSMs for access control (SELinux, AppArmor, Smack,
> > > > > > > etc.).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I should note that my understanding of LSM is limited, so some parts of my
> > > > > > answers may be inaccurate.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > What I am referring to is a different level of granularity — specifically,
> > > > > > the internals of the firmware commands. In the proposed approach, BPF
> > > > > > programs would make decisions based on data passed through the mailbox.
> > > > > > That mailbox format varies across vendors, and may even differ between
> > > > > > firmware versions from the same vendor.
> > > > >
> > > > > That helps, thank you.
> > > > >
> > > > > > > > Here we propose a generic interface that can be applied to all FWCTL
> > > > > > > > devices without out-of-tree kernel code at all.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I expected to see a patch implementing some meaningful support for
> > > > > > > access controls using these hooks in one of the existing LSMs, I did
> > > > > > > not see that in this patchset.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > In some cases, the mailbox is forwarded from user space unchanged, but
> > > > > > in others the kernel modifies it before submitting it to the FW.
> > > > >
> > > > > Without a standard format, opcode definitions, etc. I suspect
> > > > > integrating this into an LSM will present a number of challenges.
> > > >
> > > > The opcode is relatively easy to extract from the mailbox and pass to the LSM.
> > > > All drivers implement some variant of mlx5ctl_validate_rpc()/devx_is_general_cmd()
> > > > to validate the opcode. The problem is that this check alone is not sufficient.
> > > >
> > > > > Instead of performing an LSM access control check before submitting
> > > > > the firmware command, it might be easier from an LSM perspective to
> > > > > have the firmware call into the kernel/LSM for an access control
> > > > > decision before performing a security-relevant action.
> > > >
> > > > Ultimately, the LSM must make a decision for each executed firmware
> > > > command. This will need to be handled one way or another, and will
> > > > likely require parsing the mailbox again.
> > >
> > > As it's unlikely that parsing the mailbox is something that a LSM will
> > > want to handle,
> >
> > I believe this approach offers the cleanest and most natural way to support
> > all mailbox‑based devices.
> >
> > > my suggestion was to leverage the existing mailbox parsing in the firmware
> > > and require the firmware to call into the LSM when authorization is needed.
> > >
> > > > > This removes the challenge of parsing/interpreting the arbitrary firmware commands,
> > > > > but it does add some additional complexity of having to generically
> > > > > represent the security relevant actions the firmware might request
> > > >
> > > > The difference here is that the proposed LSM hook is intended to disable
> > > > certain functionality provided by the firmware, effectively depending on
> > > > the operator’s preferences.
> > >
> > > My suggestion would also allow a LSM hook to disable certain firmware
> > > functionality; however, the firmware itself would need to call the LSM
> > > to check if the functionality is authorized.
> >
> > This suggestion adds an extra call from the FW to the LSM for every command, even
> > for systems which don't have LSM at all.
> 
> If latency is a concern, I imagine we could create an LSM hook to
> report whether any LSMs provided firmware access controls.  The
> firmware could then use that hook, potentially caching the result, to
> limit its calls into the LSM.
> 
> > The FW must pass the already parsed data
> > back to the LSM; otherwise, the LSM   has no basis to decide whether to accept or
> > reject the request.
> >
> > For example, consider the MLX5_CMD_OP_QUERY_DCT command handled in
> > mlx5ctl_validate_rpc(). DCT in RDMA refers to Dynamically Connected
> > Transport, a Mellanox-specific extension that effectively introduces a new
> > QP‑type family on top of the standard RC/UC/UD transports. This type does not
> > exist for other vendors, each of whom provides its own vendor‑specific
> > extensions. All parameters here are tightly coupled to those specific
> > commands.
> >
> > It is unrealistic to expect different firmware implementations to supply
> > their data in a common format that would allow the LSM to make a generic
> > decision.
> 
> That's unfortunate as that would be the easiest path forward.
> Regardless, you are welcome to work on whatever implementation you
> think makes sense for any of the in-tree LSMs, with that in place we
> can take another look at the firmware command hooks.
> 
> Good luck.

I'll take advantage of the upcoming weekend and look into what can be done
here.

Thanks

> 
> -- 
> paul-moore.com

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