linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] security: Fix ret values doc for security_inode_init

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Date:   Wed, 26 Jul 2023 17:07:37 -0400
From:   Paul Moore <paul@...l-moore.com>
To:     Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@...weicloud.com>, jmorris@...ei.org,
        serge@...lyn.com
Cc:     linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@...wei.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] security: Fix ret values doc for  security_inode_init_security()

On Jul 26, 2023 Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@...weicloud.com> wrote:
> 
> Commit 6bcdfd2cac55 ("security: Allow all LSMs to provide xattrs for
> inode_init_security hook") unified the !initxattrs and initxattrs cases. By
> doing that, security_inode_init_security() cannot return -EOPNOTSUPP
> anymore, as it is always replaced with zero at the end of the function.
> 
> Also, mentioning -ENOMEM as the only possible error is not correct. For
> example, evm_inode_init_security() could return -ENOKEY.
> 
> Fix these issues in the documentation of security_inode_init_security().
> 
> Fixes: 6bcdfd2cac55 ("security: Allow all LSMs to provide xattrs for inode_init_security hook")
> Signed-off-by: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@...wei.com>
> ---
>  security/security.c | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Merged into lsm/next, thanks!

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