linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/4] device_cgroup: rename deny

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Date:	Mon, 22 Oct 2012 11:12:57 -0500
From:	Serge Hallyn <serge.hallyn@...onical.com>
To:	Aristeu Rozanski <aris@...hat.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>, Li Zefan <lizefan@...wei.com>,
	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>,
	Pavel Emelyanov <xemul@...nvz.org>,
	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>, cgroups@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] device_cgroup: rename deny_all to behavior

Quoting Aristeu Rozanski (aris@...hat.com):
> This was done in a v2 patch but v1 ended up being committed. The variable name
> is less confusing and stores the default behavior when no matching exception
> exists.
> 
> 
> Cc: Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
> Cc: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
> Cc: Li Zefan <lizefan@...wei.com>
> Cc: James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>
> Cc: Pavel Emelyanov <xemul@...nvz.org>
> Cc: Serge Hallyn <serge.hallyn@...onical.com>

Acked-by: Serge E. Hallyn <serge.hallyn@...ntu.com>

> Cc: Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
> Signed-off-by: Aristeu Rozanski <aris@...hat.com>
> 
> ---
>  security/device_cgroup.c |   25 ++++++++++++++-----------
>  1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
> 
> --- github.orig/security/device_cgroup.c	2012-10-19 16:35:37.936804289 -0400
> +++ github/security/device_cgroup.c	2012-10-19 16:35:46.366102913 -0400
> @@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ struct dev_exception_item {
>  struct dev_cgroup {
>  	struct cgroup_subsys_state css;
>  	struct list_head exceptions;
> -	bool deny_all;
> +	enum {
> +		DEVCG_DEFAULT_ALLOW,
> +		DEVCG_DEFAULT_DENY,
> +	} behavior;
>  };
>  
>  static inline struct dev_cgroup *css_to_devcgroup(struct cgroup_subsys_state *s)
> @@ -182,13 +185,13 @@ static struct cgroup_subsys_state *devcg
>  	parent_cgroup = cgroup->parent;
>  
>  	if (parent_cgroup == NULL)
> -		dev_cgroup->deny_all = false;
> +		dev_cgroup->behavior = DEVCG_DEFAULT_ALLOW;
>  	else {
>  		parent_dev_cgroup = cgroup_to_devcgroup(parent_cgroup);
>  		mutex_lock(&devcgroup_mutex);
>  		ret = dev_exceptions_copy(&dev_cgroup->exceptions,
>  					  &parent_dev_cgroup->exceptions);
> -		dev_cgroup->deny_all = parent_dev_cgroup->deny_all;
> +		dev_cgroup->behavior = parent_dev_cgroup->behavior;
>  		mutex_unlock(&devcgroup_mutex);
>  		if (ret) {
>  			kfree(dev_cgroup);
> @@ -260,7 +263,7 @@ static int devcgroup_seq_read(struct cgr
>  	 * - List the exceptions in case the default policy is to deny
>  	 * This way, the file remains as a "whitelist of devices"
>  	 */
> -	if (devcgroup->deny_all == false) {
> +	if (devcgroup->behavior == DEVCG_DEFAULT_ALLOW) {
>  		set_access(acc, ACC_MASK);
>  		set_majmin(maj, ~0);
>  		set_majmin(min, ~0);
> @@ -314,12 +317,12 @@ 		if (ex->minor != ~0 && ex->minor != re
>  	 * In two cases we'll consider this new exception valid:
>  	 * - the dev cgroup has its default policy to allow + exception list:
>  	 *   the new exception should *not* match any of the exceptions
> -	 *   (!deny_all, !match)
> +	 *   (behavior == DEVCG_DEFAULT_ALLOW, !match)
>  	 * - the dev cgroup has its default policy to deny + exception list:
>  	 *   the new exception *should* match the exceptions
> -	 *   (deny_all, match)
> +	 *   (behavior == DEVCG_DEFAULT_DENY, match)
>  	 */
> -	if (dev_cgroup->deny_all == match)
> +	if ((dev_cgroup->behavior == DEVCG_DEFAULT_DENY) == match)
>  		return 1;
>  	return 0;
>  }
> @@ -375,11 +378,11 @@ 	memset(&ex, 0, sizeof(ex));
>  			if (!parent_has_perm(devcgroup, &ex))
>  				return -EPERM;
>  			dev_exception_clean(devcgroup);
> -			devcgroup->deny_all = false;
> +			devcgroup->behavior = DEVCG_DEFAULT_ALLOW;
>  			break;
>  		case DEVCG_DENY:
>  			dev_exception_clean(devcgroup);
> -			devcgroup->deny_all = true;
> +			devcgroup->behavior = DEVCG_DEFAULT_DENY;
>  			break;
>  		default:
>  			return -EINVAL;
> @@ -452,7 +455,7 @@ 		case '\0':
>  		 * an matching exception instead. And be silent about it: we
>  		 * don't want to break compatibility
>  		 */
> -		if (devcgroup->deny_all == false) {
> +		if (devcgroup->behavior == DEVCG_DEFAULT_ALLOW) {
>  			dev_exception_rm(devcgroup, &ex);
>  			return 0;
>  		}
> @@ -463,7 +466,7 @@ 			return 0;
>  		 * an matching exception instead. And be silent about it: we
>  		 * don't want to break compatibility
>  		 */
> -		if (devcgroup->deny_all == true) {
> +		if (devcgroup->behavior == DEVCG_DEFAULT_DENY) {
>  			dev_exception_rm(devcgroup, &ex);
>  			return 0;
>  		}
> 
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