From: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@xxxxxxxxxx> include/linux/lsm_hooks.h reports the result of the LSM infrastructure to the callers, not what LSMs should return to the LSM infrastructure. Clarify that and add that returning 1 from the LSMs means calling __vm_enough_memory() with cap_sys_admin set, 0 without. Signed-off-by: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@xxxxxxxxxx> --- include/linux/lsm_hooks.h | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h b/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h index 4ec80b96c22e..f40b82ca91e7 100644 --- a/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h +++ b/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h @@ -1411,7 +1411,9 @@ * Check permissions for allocating a new virtual mapping. * @mm contains the mm struct it is being added to. * @pages contains the number of pages. - * Return 0 if permission is granted. + * Return 0 if permission is granted by LSMs to the caller. LSMs should + * return 1 if __vm_enough_memory() should be called with + * cap_sys_admin set, 0 if not. * * @ismaclabel: * Check if the extended attribute specified by @name -- 2.25.1