linux-kernel - [PATCH 3/6] selinux: improve debug configuration

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Date:   Fri, 18 Aug 2023 17:12:14 +0200
From:   Christian Göttsche <cgzones@...glemail.com>
To:     selinux@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Paul Moore <paul@...l-moore.com>,
        Stephen Smalley <stephen.smalley.work@...il.com>,
        Eric Paris <eparis@...isplace.org>,
        Ondrej Mosnacek <omosnace@...hat.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 3/6] selinux: improve debug configuration

If the SELinux debug configuration is enabled define the macro DEBUG
such that pr_debug() calls are always enabled, regardless of
CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG, since those message are the main reason for this
configuration in the first place.

Mention example usage in case CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG is enabled in the
help section of the configuration.

Signed-off-by: Christian Göttsche <cgzones@...glemail.com>
---
 security/selinux/Kconfig  | 10 ++++++++++
 security/selinux/Makefile |  2 ++
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/security/selinux/Kconfig b/security/selinux/Kconfig
index d30348fbe0df..61abc1e094a8 100644
--- a/security/selinux/Kconfig
+++ b/security/selinux/Kconfig
@@ -77,3 +77,13 @@ config SECURITY_SELINUX_DEBUG
 	  This enables debugging code designed to help SELinux kernel
 	  developers, unless you know what this does in the kernel code you
 	  should leave this disabled.
+
+	  To fine control the messages to be printed enable
+	  CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG and see
+	  Documentation/admin-guide/dynamic-debug-howto.rst for additional
+	  information.
+
+	  Example usage:
+
+		echo -n 'file "security/selinux/*" +p' > \
+			/proc/dynamic_debug/control
diff --git a/security/selinux/Makefile b/security/selinux/Makefile
index 836379639058..c47519ed8156 100644
--- a/security/selinux/Makefile
+++ b/security/selinux/Makefile
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SECURITY_SELINUX) := selinux.o
 
 ccflags-y := -I$(srctree)/security/selinux -I$(srctree)/security/selinux/include
 
+ccflags-$(CONFIG_SECURITY_SELINUX_DEBUG) += -DDEBUG
+
 selinux-y := avc.o hooks.o selinuxfs.o netlink.o nlmsgtab.o netif.o \
 	     netnode.o netport.o status.o \
 	     ss/ebitmap.o ss/hashtab.o ss/symtab.o ss/sidtab.o ss/avtab.o \
-- 
2.40.1