linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] fs: Provide function that allocates a secure anonymous inode

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Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2025 22:02:02 +0200
From: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] fs: Provide function that allocates a secure
 anonymous inode

On 02.06.25 21:17, Ackerley Tng wrote:
> The new function, alloc_anon_secure_inode(), returns an inode after
> running checks in security_inode_init_security_anon().
> 
> Also refactor secretmem's file creation process to use the new
> function.
> 
> Suggested-by: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Ackerley Tng <ackerleytng@...gle.com>
> ---

Not sure about the subject, "secure anon inode" is misleading, it's an 
anon inode where we gave security callbacks a chance to intervene, right?

maybe simply "fs: factor out anon inode creation + init security"

Acked-by: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>

-- 
Cheers,

David / dhildenb