linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V3 0/2] audit: speed up audit syscall entry

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Date:   Thu, 15 Feb 2018 14:50:17 -0500
From:   Paul Moore <paul@...l-moore.com>
To:     Richard Guy Briggs <rgb@...hat.com>
Cc:     Linux-Audit Mailing List <linux-audit@...hat.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>, Steve Grubb <sgrubb@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V3 0/2] audit: speed up audit syscall entry

On Wed, Feb 14, 2018 at 9:47 PM, Richard Guy Briggs <rgb@...hat.com> wrote:
> These fixes should speed up audit syscall entry by doing away with the
> audit entry filter check, moving up the valid connection check before
> filling in the context and not caring if there is a bug when audit is
> disabled.
>
> Passes audit-testsuite.
> See: https://github.com/linux-audit/audit-kernel/issues/6
>
> v3:
>   - squash patch 1 and 2
> v2:
>   - bail earlier to avoid setting up unneeded state
>   - don't bother checking for bug when disabled
>
> Richard Guy Briggs (2):
>   audit: deprecate the AUDIT_FILTER_ENTRY filter
>   audit: bail before bug check if audit disabled
>
>  kernel/auditfilter.c |  4 ++--
>  kernel/auditsc.c     | 22 ++++++++++------------
>  2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

Both patches merged into audit/next, thanks.

-- 
paul moore
www.paul-moore.com