2.6.7-rc2: open() hangs on ReiserFS with SELinux enabled

[mitya@school.ioffe.ru (Dmitry Baryshkov)]

Hello,

I tried enabling SELinux on my Linux-box, using ReiserFS as /, kernel
2.6.7-rc2.

After relabeling and rebooting in non-enforcing mode everything worked
well, exept the fact, that new files on reiserfs filesystems don't get
security attributes.

So I added 'fs_use_xattr reiserfs system_u:object_r:fs_t;' to the policy,
rebooted and found, that mount hangs during opening of /etc/mtab~<pid>
(even in non-enforcing mode).

If I remove that line from SELinux policy, systems boots up OK.

Here are last lines from #strace mount / -o remount :

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open("/etc/mtab~202", O_WRONLY|O_CREAT|O_LARGEFILE, 0600audit(1085949484.378:0): avc:  denied  { write } for  pid=202 exe=/bin/mount name=etc dev=hda5 ino=91 scontext=system_u:system_r:kernel_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:etc_t tclass=dir
audit(1085949484.378:0): avc:  denied  { add_name } for  pid=202 exe=/bin/mount name=etc dev=hda5 ino=91 scontext=system_u:system_r:kernel_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:etc_t tclass=dir
audit(1085949484.378:0): avc:  denied  { create } for  pid=202 exe=/bin/mount name=mtab~202 dev=hda5 ino=91 scontext=system_u:system_r:kernel_t tcontext=system_u:object_r:etc_t tclass=file
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Tell me, if I need to provide any additional info.

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With best wishes
Dmitry Baryshkov