linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 8/9] ima: deprecate permit_directio, instead use appraise

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Date:   Wed, 02 Oct 2019 17:00:12 -0400
From:   Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.ibm.com>
To:     Nayna Jain <nayna@...ux.ibm.com>, linuxppc-dev@...abs.org,
        linux-efi@...r.kernel.org, linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
        Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
        Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
        Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>,
        Jeremy Kerr <jk@...abs.org>,
        Matthew Garret <matthew.garret@...ula.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Claudio Carvalho <cclaudio@...ux.ibm.com>,
        George Wilson <gcwilson@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Elaine Palmer <erpalmer@...ibm.com>,
        Eric Ricther <erichte@...ux.ibm.com>,
        "Oliver O'Halloran" <oohall@...il.com>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 8/9] ima: deprecate permit_directio, instead use
 appraise_flag

Hi Nayna,

On Fri, 2019-09-27 at 10:25 -0400, Nayna Jain wrote:
> This patch deprecates the existing permit_directio flag, instead adds
> it as possible value to appraise_flag parameter.
> For eg.
> appraise_flag=permit_directio

Defining a generic "appraise_flag=", which supports different options,
is the right direction.  I would really like to depreciate the
"permit_directio" flag, not just change the policy syntax.  For now,
let's drop this change.

Mimi