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The call to the inode_init_security_anon() LSM hook is not the sole reason to use anon_inode_getfile_secure() or anon_inode_getfd_secure(). For example, the functions also allow one to create a file with non-zero size, without needing a full-blown filesystem. In this case, you don't need a "secure" version, just unique inodes; the current name of the functions is confusing and does not explain well the difference with the more "standard" anon_inode_getfile() and anon_inode_getfd(). Of course, there is another side of the coin; neither io_uring nor userfaultfd strictly speaking need distinct inodes, and it is not that clear anymore that anon_inode_create_get{file,fd}() allow the LSM to intercept and block the inode's creation. If one was so inclined, anon_inode_getfile_secure() and anon_inode_getfd_secure() could be kept, using the shared inode or a new one depending on CONFIG_SECURITY. However, this is probably overkill, and potentially a cause of bugs in different configurations. Therefore, just add a comment to io_uring and userfaultfd explaining the choice of the function. While at it, remove the export for what is now anon_inode_create_getfd(). There is no in-tree module that uses it, and the old name is gone anyway. If anybody actually needs the symbol, they can ask or they can just use anon_inode_create_getfile(), which will be exported very soon for use in KVM. Suggested-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com> |
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Linux kernel ============ There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first. In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or ``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/ There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory, several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation. Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.