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

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Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2025 10:02:21 +0200
From: Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>
To: Ackerley Tng <ackerleytng@...gle.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] fs: Provide function that allocates a secure
 anonymous inode

On Mon, Jun 02, 2025 at 12:17:54PM -0700, 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>
> ---

Once -rc1 is out I'll pull the VFS bits and provide a branch that
remains stable for the duration of v6.16 development that can be pulled.