linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ima: define new policy condition based on the filesystem name

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Date:   Mon, 15 Jan 2018 11:40:07 -0500
From:   Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
Cc:     linux-integrity <linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-security-module <linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-fsdevel <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Dongsu Park <dongsu@...volk.io>,
        Alban Crequy <alban@...volk.io>,
        Seth Forshee <seth.forshee@...onical.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ima: define new policy condition based on the
 filesystem name

On Mon, 2018-01-15 at 08:27 -0800, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 15, 2018 at 11:20:36AM -0500, Mimi Zohar wrote:
> > Some filesystems do not export the filesystem's magic number, as it is
> > considered internal, private data.  In other cases, the policy rule
> > needs to identify a specifically mounted filesystem (eg. rootfs).
> 
> No, it doesn't.  Policies based on a file system type are complete and
> utterly bogus.   rootfs should not be treated any different from other
> file systems.

rootfs IS different than other filesystems, as other filesystems
uniquely identify the underlying filesystem type.  rootfs can be a
ramfs or tmpfs filesystem.  Only tmpfs supports xattrs.

Mimi