linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 5/6] fs: provide function to report enum strings

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Date:	Tue, 12 Apr 2016 23:31:17 +0100
From:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
To:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>, Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
	Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>,
	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
	Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>,
	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@....samsung.com>,
	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.com>, Paul Moore <pmoore@...hat.com>,
	Stephen Smalley <sds@...ho.nsa.gov>,
	Casey Schaufler <casey@...aufler-ca.com>,
	Andreas Gruenbacher <agruenba@...hat.com>,
	Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>,
	Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson@...aro.org>,
	Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@...hat.com>,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 5/6] fs: provide function to report enum strings

On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 09:54:44AM -0700, Kees Cook wrote:
> Providing human-readable (and audit-parsable) strings for the READING_*
> enums is needed by some LSMs.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
> ---
>  fs/exec.c          | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
>  include/linux/fs.h |  1 +
>  2 files changed, 20 insertions(+)

What the devil is that doing in fs/exec.c, of all places?