[PATCH security-next v2 16/26] LSM: Prepare for reorganizing "security=" logic

From: Kees Cook
Date: Thu Sep 20 2018 - 12:29:47 EST


This moves the string handling for "security=" boot parameter into
a stored pointer instead of a string duplicate. This will allow
easier handling of the string when switching logic to use the coming
enable/disable infrastructure.

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
security/security.c | 17 ++++++++---------
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index 72d1ef2fc4cc..5cacbcefbc32 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -34,16 +34,12 @@

#define MAX_LSM_EVM_XATTR 2

-/* Maximum number of letters for an LSM name string */
-#define SECURITY_NAME_MAX 10
-
struct security_hook_heads security_hook_heads __lsm_ro_after_init;
static ATOMIC_NOTIFIER_HEAD(lsm_notifier_chain);

char *lsm_names;
/* Boot-time LSM user choice */
-static __initdata char chosen_lsm[SECURITY_NAME_MAX + 1] =
- CONFIG_DEFAULT_SECURITY;
+static __initdata const char *chosen_major_lsm;

static bool debug __initdata;
#define init_debug(...) \
@@ -90,7 +86,7 @@ static bool __init lsm_allowed(struct lsm_info *lsm)
return true;

/* Disabled if this LSM isn't the chosen one. */
- if (strcmp(lsm->name, chosen_lsm) != 0)
+ if (strcmp(lsm->name, chosen_major_lsm) != 0)
return false;

return true;
@@ -154,6 +150,9 @@ int __init security_init(void)
i++)
INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&list[i]);

+ if (!chosen_major_lsm)
+ chosen_major_lsm = CONFIG_DEFAULT_SECURITY;
+
/*
* Load minor LSMs, with the capability module always first.
*/
@@ -173,12 +172,12 @@ int __init security_init(void)
}

/* Save user chosen LSM */
-static int __init choose_lsm(char *str)
+static int __init choose_major_lsm(char *str)
{
- strncpy(chosen_lsm, str, SECURITY_NAME_MAX);
+ chosen_major_lsm = str;
return 1;
}
-__setup("security=", choose_lsm);
+__setup("security=", choose_major_lsm);

/* Enable LSM order debugging. */
static int __init enable_debug(char *str)
--
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