linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/7] Add a concept of a "secure" anonymous file

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Date:   Tue, 15 Oct 2019 01:08:34 -0700
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:     Daniel Colascione <dancol@...gle.com>
Cc:     linux-api@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        lokeshgidra@...gle.com, nnk@...gle.com, nosh@...gle.com,
        timmurray@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/7] Add a concept of a "secure" anonymous file

On Sat, Oct 12, 2019 at 12:15:57PM -0700, Daniel Colascione wrote:
> A secure anonymous file is one we hooked up to its own inode (as
> opposed to the shared inode we use for non-secure anonymous files). A
> new selinux hook gives security modules a chance to initialize, label,
> and veto the creation of these secure anonymous files. Security
> modules had limit ability to interact with non-secure anonymous files
> due to all of these files sharing a single inode.

Again please add Al.  Also explain what the problem would be to always
use a separate inode.