linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v16 01/20] security: add ipe lsm

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Message-Id: <D071F8P9F4W2.OJB84BIYSIR6@kernel.org>
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2024 13:11:25 +0200
From: "Jarkko Sakkinen" <jarkko@...nel.org>
To: "Randy Dunlap" <rdunlap@...radead.org>, "Fan Wu"
 <wufan@...ux.microsoft.com>, <corbet@....net>, <zohar@...ux.ibm.com>,
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 <linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org>, <fsverity@...ts.linux.dev>,
 <linux-block@...r.kernel.org>, <dm-devel@...ts.linux.dev>,
 <audit@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, "Deven Bowers"
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v16 01/20] security: add ipe lsm

On Fri Mar 29, 2024 at 12:11 AM EET, Randy Dunlap wrote:
>
>
> On 3/28/24 13:45, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> >> +/**
> >> + * ipe_init - Entry point of IPE.
> >> + *
> >> + * This is called at LSM init, which happens occurs early during kernel
> >> + * start up. During this phase, IPE registers its hooks and loads the
> >> + * builtin boot policy.
> >> + * Return:
> >> + * * 0		- OK
> >> + * * -ENOMEM	- Out of memory
> > Just a suggestion:
> > 
> > * 0:		OK
> > * -ENOMEM:	Out of memory (OOM)
> > 
> > Rationale being more readable (less convoluted).
> > 
> > And also sort of symmetrical how parameters are formatted in kdoc.
>
> It needs the " * *" to make a formatted list in the generated output.
> Otherwise the use of '- or ':' as a separator doesn't matter AFAIK.

Thanks for the remark! Yeah I don't mind the two stars.

BR, Jarkko