linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v10 08/12] ima: Factor xattr_verify() out of ima_appraise

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Message-Id: <1557417207.10635.67.camel@linux.ibm.com>
Date:   Thu, 09 May 2019 11:53:27 -0400
From:   Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.ibm.com>
To:     Thiago Jung Bauermann <bauerman@...ux.ibm.com>,
        linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, keyrings@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Dmitry Kasatkin <dmitry.kasatkin@...il.com>,
        James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>,
        "Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>,
        David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
        David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
        Jessica Yu <jeyu@...nel.org>,
        Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        "AKASHI, Takahiro" <takahiro.akashi@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v10 08/12] ima: Factor xattr_verify() out of
 ima_appraise_measurement()

On Thu, 2019-04-18 at 00:51 -0300, Thiago Jung Bauermann wrote:
> Verify xattr signature in a separate function so that the logic in
> ima_appraise_measurement() remains clear when it gains the ability to also
> verify an appended module signature.
> 
> The code in the switch statement is unchanged except for having to
> dereference the status and cause variables (since they're now pointers),
> and fixing the style of a block comment to appease checkpatch.
> 
> Suggested-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.ibm.com>
> Signed-off-by: Thiago Jung Bauermann <bauerman@...ux.ibm.com>

Reviewed-by:  Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.ibm.com>