linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH security-next v3 04/29] LSM: Remove initcall tracing

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Date:   Mon, 1 Oct 2018 15:38:55 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc:     John Johansen <john.johansen@...onical.com>,
        James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>,
        "Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>,
        Abderrahmane Benbachir <abderrahmane.benbachir@...ymtl.ca>,
        linux-security-module <linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org>,
        Casey Schaufler <casey@...aufler-ca.com>,
        Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@...ove.sakura.ne.jp>,
        Paul Moore <paul@...l-moore.com>,
        Stephen Smalley <sds@...ho.nsa.gov>,
        "Schaufler, Casey" <casey.schaufler@...el.com>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        "open list:DOCUMENTATION" <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-arch <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH security-next v3 04/29] LSM: Remove initcall tracing

On Mon, Oct 1, 2018 at 2:23 PM, Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org> wrote:
> On Mon, 1 Oct 2018 14:07:55 -0700
> John Johansen <john.johansen@...onical.com> wrote:
>
>> On 09/24/2018 05:18 PM, Kees Cook wrote:
>> > This partially reverts commit 58eacfffc417 ("init, tracing: instrument
>> > security and console initcall trace events") since security init calls
>> > are about to no longer resemble regular init calls.
>> >
>> > Cc: James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>
>> > Cc: "Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>
>> > Cc: Abderrahmane Benbachir <abderrahmane.benbachir@...ymtl.ca>
>> > Cc: Steven Rostedt (VMware) <rostedt@...dmis.org>
>> > Cc: linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org
>> > Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
>>
>>
>> Reviewed-by: John Johansen <john.johansen@...onical.com>
>>
>> though I do think it would be a good idea to add a new set
>> of trace points, but that can come as a separate patch
>>
>>
>
> Agreed.

BTW, how would this look? I'm not familiar with adding new tracepoints...

-Kees

-- 
Kees Cook
Pixel Security