linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V40 03/29] security: Add a static lockdown policy LSM

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Date:   Tue, 10 Sep 2019 06:06:17 -0400
From:   Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...gle.com>
To:     David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Cc:     James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>,
        LSM List <linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux API <linux-api@...r.kernel.org>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V40 03/29] security: Add a static lockdown policy LSM

On Wed, Sep 4, 2019 at 12:51 PM Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...gle.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 30, 2019 at 9:28 AM David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com> wrote:
> > > +static int lock_kernel_down(const char *where, enum lockdown_reason level)
> >
> > Is the last parameter the reason or the level?  You're mixing the terms.
>
> Fair.

Actually, on re-reading, I think this correct - this is setting the
lockdown level, it's just that the lockdown level is an enum
lockdown_reason for the sake of convenience.