linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/6] integrity: Linux Integrity Module(LIM)

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Date:	Wed, 3 Dec 2008 07:30:21 -0500
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:	Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>,
	David Safford <safford@...son.ibm.com>,
	Serge Hallyn <serue@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/6] integrity: Linux Integrity Module(LIM)

On Tue, Dec 02, 2008 at 04:47:56PM -0500, Mimi Zohar wrote:
> +/*
> + * Integrity API calls:
> + *
> + * @collect_measurement:
> + *	Collect template specific measurement data.
> + *	@data contains template specific data used for collecting the
> + *	measurement.
> + * 	Return 0 if operation was successful.
> + *
> + * @appraise_measurement:
> + *	Appraise the integrity of the template specific measurement data.
> + *	@data contains template specific data used for appraising the
> + *	measurement.
> + * 	Return 0 if operation was successful.
> + *
> + * @store_measurement:
> + *	Store the template specific data.
> + *	@data contains template specific data used for storing the
> + *	measurement.
> + *
> + * @store_template:
> + *	Store the entry containing the template specific data.
> + *	@data contains template name, data length, and data.
> + *
> + * @must_measure:
> + *	Measurement decision based on an integrity policy.
> + *	@data contains template specific data used for making policy
> + * 	decision.
> + * 	Return 0 if operation was successful.
> + *
> + * @display_template:
> + *	Display template specific data.
> + *
> + */

Can you explain what all this template stuff is about?  The only method
of these ever called is display_template, and that seems to be better
implented directly as a securityfs file, without the indirection.

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