linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 2/6] ocfs2: Switch to security_inode_init

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Date:   Wed, 08 Feb 2023 15:33:12 +0100
From:   Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@...weicloud.com>
To:     Paul Moore <paul@...l-moore.com>
Cc:     mark@...heh.com, jlbec@...lplan.org, joseph.qi@...ux.alibaba.com,
        zohar@...ux.ibm.com, dmitry.kasatkin@...il.com, jmorris@...ei.org,
        serge@...lyn.com, stephen.smalley.work@...il.com,
        eparis@...isplace.org, casey@...aufler-ca.com,
        ocfs2-devel@....oracle.com, reiserfs-devel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, selinux@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, keescook@...omium.org,
        nicolas.bouchinet@...p-os.org,
        Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@...wei.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 2/6] ocfs2: Switch to security_inode_init_security()

On Thu, 2023-01-12 at 12:21 -0500, Paul Moore wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 3:56 AM Roberto Sassu
> <roberto.sassu@...weicloud.com> wrote:
> > On Thu, 2022-12-01 at 11:41 +0100, Roberto Sassu wrote:
> > > From: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@...wei.com>
> > > 
> > > In preparation for removing security_old_inode_init_security(), switch to
> > > security_inode_init_security().
> > > 
> > > Extend the existing ocfs2_initxattrs() to take the
> > > ocfs2_security_xattr_info structure from fs_info, and populate the
> > > name/value/len triple with the first xattr provided by LSMs.
> > 
> > Hi Mark, Joel, Joseph
> > 
> > some time ago I sent this patch set to switch to the newer
> > function security_inode_init_security(). Almost all the other parts of
> > this patch set have been reviewed, and the patch set itself should be
> > ready to be merged.
> > 
> > I kindly ask if you could have a look at this patch and give your
> > Reviewed-by, so that Paul could take the patch set.
> 
> I've been pushing to clean up some of the LSM interfaces to try and
> simplify things and remove as many special cases as possible,
> Roberto's work in this patchset is part of that.  I would really
> appreciate it if the vfs/ocfs2 folks could give patch 2/6 a quick look
> to make sure you are okay with the changes.
> 
> I realize that the various end-of-year holidays tend to slow things
> down a bit, but this patchset has been on the lists for over a month
> now; if I don't hear anything in the next week or two I'll assume you
> folks are okay with these patches ...

Hi Paul

is this patch set going to land in 6.3?

Thanks

Roberto