linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] SECURITY: Move exec_permission RCU checks into security modules

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Date:	Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:34:44 -0400
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Cc:	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	npiggin@...nel.dk, shaohua.li@...el.com, sds@...ho.nsa.gov,
	jmorris@...ei.org, linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] SECURITY: Move exec_permission RCU checks into
 security modules

On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 05:23:19PM -0700, Andi Kleen wrote:
> From: Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
> 
> Right now all RCU walks fall back to reference walk when CONFIG_SECURITY
> is enabled, even though just the standard capability module is active.
> This is because security_inode_exec_permission unconditionally fails
> RCU walks.
> 
> Move this decision to the low level security module. This requires
> passing the RCU flags down the security hook. This way at least
> the capability module and a few easy cases in selinux/smack work
> with RCU walks with CONFIG_SECURITY=y
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
> ---
>  include/linux/security.h   |    2 +-
>  security/capability.c      |    2 +-
>  security/security.c        |    6 ++----
>  security/selinux/hooks.c   |    6 +++++-
>  security/smack/smack_lsm.c |    6 +++++-
>  5 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

This seems to miss the hunk in fs/namei.c where the LSM hook is called.

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