Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] KEYS: Defined an ima hook for measuring keys on key create or update

From: Lakshmi Ramasubramanian
Date: Fri Oct 25 2019 - 18:28:39 EST


On 10/25/2019 12:40 PM, Mimi Zohar wrote:

+void ima_post_key_create_or_update(struct key *keyring, struct key *key,
+ unsigned long flags, bool create)
+{
+ const struct public_key *pk;
+
+ if (key->type != &key_type_asymmetric)
+ return;
+
+ if (!ima_initialized)
+ return;

There's no reason to define a new variable to determine if IMA is
initialized. ÂUse ima_policy_flag.

Please correct me if I am wrong -

ima_policy_flag will be set to 0 if IMA is not yet initialized
OR
IMA is initialized, but ima_policy_flag could be still set to 0 (say, due to the configured policy).

In the latter case the measurement request should be a NOP immediately.

-lakshmi