linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v9 11/25] security: Introduce inode_post

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Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2024 11:17:07 +0100
From: Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>
To: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@...weicloud.com>
Cc: viro@...iv.linux.org.uk, chuck.lever@...cle.com, jlayton@...nel.org, 
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	linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org, Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@...wei.com>, 
	Stefan Berger <stefanb@...ux.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 11/25] security: Introduce inode_post_removexattr hook

On Mon, Jan 15, 2024 at 07:17:55PM +0100, Roberto Sassu wrote:
> From: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@...wei.com>
> 
> In preparation for moving IMA and EVM to the LSM infrastructure, introduce
> the inode_post_removexattr hook.
> 
> At inode_removexattr hook, EVM verifies the file's existing HMAC value. At
> inode_post_removexattr, EVM re-calculates the file's HMAC with the passed
> xattr removed and other file metadata.
> 
> Other LSMs could similarly take some action after successful xattr removal.
> 
> The new hook cannot return an error and cannot cause the operation to be
> reverted.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@...wei.com>
> Reviewed-by: Stefan Berger <stefanb@...ux.ibm.com>
> Reviewed-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.ibm.com>
> Reviewed-by: Casey Schaufler <casey@...aufler-ca.com>
> ---
>  fs/xattr.c                    |  9 +++++----

Acked-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>