linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 2/2] integrity: double check iint

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Message-ID: <cc01e7b7-d685-289c-a792-fc76fabba807@i-love.sakura.ne.jp>
Date:   Wed, 24 Mar 2021 00:14:39 +0900
From:   Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@...ove.sakura.ne.jp>
To:     Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@...gle.com>
Cc:     linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org, James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>,
        "Serge E . Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>,
        linux-security-module <linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 2/2] integrity: double check iint_cache was
 initialized

On 2021/03/23 23:47, Mimi Zohar wrote:
> Initially I also questioned making "integrity" an LSM.  Perhaps it's
> time to reconsider.   For now, it makes sense to just fix the NULL
> pointer dereferencing.

Do we think calling panic() as "fix the NULL pointer dereferencing" ?