linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v11 2/4] smack: Set the SMACK64TRANSMUTE xattr in smack_inode_init

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Date:   Sat, 10 Jun 2023 09:01:35 +0200
From:   Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@...weicloud.com>
To:     Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@...nel.org>,
        Mengchi Cheng <mengcc@...zon.com>
Cc:     miklos@...redi.hu, linux-unionfs@...r.kernel.org,
        kamatam@...zon.com, yoonjaeh@...zon.com, zohar@...ux.ibm.com,
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        linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, selinux@...r.kernel.org,
        bpf@...r.kernel.org, kpsingh@...nel.org, keescook@...omium.org,
        nicolas.bouchinet@...p-os.org,
        Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@...wei.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v11 2/4] smack: Set the SMACK64TRANSMUTE xattr in
 smack_inode_init_security()

On 6/9/2023 9:26 AM, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> On Mon Jun 5, 2023 at 11:38 AM EEST, Roberto Sassu wrote:
>> On Sat, 2023-06-03 at 21:15 +0200, Roberto Sassu wrote:
>>> From: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@...wei.com>
>>>
>>> With the newly added ability of LSMs to supply multiple xattrs, set
>>> SMACK64TRASMUTE in smack_inode_init_security(), instead of d_instantiate().
> 
> nit: TRANSMUTE
> 
> Sorry, just hit into my eye. I skimmed it because I implemented original
> feature :-)

Cool!

Currently the transmute xattr is defined as:

#define XATTR_SMACK_TRANSMUTE "SMACK64TRANSMUTE"

so, should be good to say the full xattr name, right?

Thanks

Roberto