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Date: Sat, 13 May 2017 04:51:48 -0700
From: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
John Johansen <john.johansen@...onical.com>,
Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@...ove.SAKURA.ne.jp>,
Paul Moore <paul@...l-moore.com>,
David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
Casey Schaufler <casey@...aufler-ca.com>,
James Morris <james.l.morris@...cle.com>,
Tyler Hicks <tyhicks@...onical.com>,
David Safford <safford@...ibm.com>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 12/17] doc: ReSTify LoadPin.txt
Adjusts for ReST markup and moves under LSM admin guide.
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
---
.../{security/LoadPin.txt => admin-guide/LSM/LoadPin.rst} | 12 ++++++++----
Documentation/admin-guide/LSM/index.rst | 1 +
MAINTAINERS | 1 +
3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
rename Documentation/{security/LoadPin.txt => admin-guide/LSM/LoadPin.rst} (73%)
diff --git a/Documentation/security/LoadPin.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/LSM/LoadPin.rst
similarity index 73%
rename from Documentation/security/LoadPin.txt
rename to Documentation/admin-guide/LSM/LoadPin.rst
index e11877f5d3d4..32070762d24c 100644
--- a/Documentation/security/LoadPin.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/LSM/LoadPin.rst
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+=======
+LoadPin
+=======
+
LoadPin is a Linux Security Module that ensures all kernel-loaded files
(modules, firmware, etc) all originate from the same filesystem, with
the expectation that such a filesystem is backed by a read-only device
@@ -5,13 +9,13 @@ such as dm-verity or CDROM. This allows systems that have a verified
and/or unchangeable filesystem to enforce module and firmware loading
restrictions without needing to sign the files individually.
-The LSM is selectable at build-time with CONFIG_SECURITY_LOADPIN, and
+The LSM is selectable at build-time with ``CONFIG_SECURITY_LOADPIN``, and
can be controlled at boot-time with the kernel command line option
-"loadpin.enabled". By default, it is enabled, but can be disabled at
-boot ("loadpin.enabled=0").
+"``loadpin.enabled``". By default, it is enabled, but can be disabled at
+boot ("``loadpin.enabled=0``").
LoadPin starts pinning when it sees the first file loaded. If the
block device backing the filesystem is not read-only, a sysctl is
-created to toggle pinning: /proc/sys/kernel/loadpin/enabled. (Having
+created to toggle pinning: ``/proc/sys/kernel/loadpin/enabled``. (Having
a mutable filesystem means pinning is mutable too, but having the
sysctl allows for easy testing on systems with a mutable filesystem.)
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/LSM/index.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/LSM/index.rst
index e5ba2c69b8ef..41f5262359f9 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/LSM/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/LSM/index.rst
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ the one "major" module (e.g. SELinux) if there is one configured.
:maxdepth: 1
apparmor
+ LoadPin
SELinux
tomoyo
Yama
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index c72830e888f1..3c1560c75aa6 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -11567,6 +11567,7 @@ M: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
T: git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kees/linux.git lsm/loadpin
S: Supported
F: security/loadpin/
+F: Documentation/admin-guide/LSM/LoadPin.rst
YAMA SECURITY MODULE
M: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
--
2.7.4
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