linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v21 07/12] landlock: Support filesystem access-control

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Message-ID: <alpine.LRH.2.21.2010150504360.26012@namei.org>
Date:   Thu, 15 Oct 2020 05:07:12 +1100 (AEDT)
From:   James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>
To:     Mickaël Salaün <mic@...ikod.net>
cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "Serge E . Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>,
        Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>,
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        Anton Ivanov <anton.ivanov@...bridgegreys.com>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
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        Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@...il.com>,
        Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>,
        Vincent Dagonneau <vincent.dagonneau@....gouv.fr>,
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        Mickaël Salaün <mic@...ux.microsoft.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v21 07/12] landlock: Support filesystem access-control

On Thu, 8 Oct 2020, Mickaël Salaün wrote:

> +config ARCH_EPHEMERAL_STATES
> +	def_bool n
> +	help
> +	  An arch should select this symbol if it does not keep an internal kernel
> +	  state for kernel objects such as inodes, but instead relies on something
> +	  else (e.g. the host kernel for an UML kernel).
> +

This is used to disable Landlock for UML, correct? I wonder if it could be 
more specific: "ephemeral states" is a very broad term.

How about something like ARCH_OWN_INODES ?


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James Morris
<jmorris@...ei.org>