linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 02/13] Add TSEM specific documentation.

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Message-ID: <ab6ab3d2-d168-8c10-b7f5-94a669e212fc@infradead.org>
Date:   Mon, 10 Jul 2023 21:37:10 -0700
From:   Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
To:     "Dr. Greg" <greg@...ellic.com>,
        linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, corbet@....net
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/13] Add TSEM specific documentation.

Hi--

On 7/10/23 03:23, Dr. Greg wrote:
> diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
> index 9e5bab29685f..0e6640a78936 100644
> --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
> @@ -6468,6 +6468,24 @@
>  			with CPUID.16h support and partial CPUID.15h support.
>  			Format: <unsigned int>
>  

These 3 entries should be in alphabetical order: tsem_cache, tsem_digest, tsem_mode.

> +	tsem_mode=	[TSEM] Set the mode that the Trusted Security Event
> +			Modeling LSM is to run in.
> +			Format: 1
> +			1 -- Disable root domain modeling.
> +
> +	tsem_cache=	[TSEM] Define the size of the caches used to hold
> +			pointers to structures that will be used to model
> +			security events occurring in the root modeling
> +			namespace that are called in atomic context.
> +			Format: <integer>
> +			Default: 96

What unit?  KB, MB, bytes, pages?

> +
> +	tsem_digest=	[TSEM] Define the cryptographic hash function that
> +			will be used to create security event coefficients
> +			for in the root modeling namespace.

			for in
?

> +			Format: {name of the cryptographic hash function}
> +			Default: sha256

-- 
~Randy