As of now LoadPin restricts loading of kernel files to a single pinned filesystem, typically the rootfs. This works for many systems, however it can result in a bloated rootfs (and OTA updates) on platforms where multiple boards with different hardware configurations use the same rootfs image. Especially when 'optional' files are large it may be preferable to download/install them only when they are actually needed by a given board. Chrome OS uses Downloadable Content (DLC) [1] to deploy certain 'packages' at runtime. As an example a DLC package could contain firmware for a peripheral that is not present on all boards. DLCs use dm-verity [2] to verify the integrity of the DLC content. This series extends LoadPin to allow loading of kernel files from trusted dm-verity devices. It adds the concept of trusted verity devices to LoadPin. Userspace can use the new systl file 'loadpin/trusted_verity_root_digests' to provide LoadPin with a list of root digests from dm-verity devices that LoadPin should consider as trusted. When a kernel file is read LoadPin first checks (as usual) whether the file is located on the pinned root, if so the file can be loaded. Otherwise, if the verity extension is enabled, LoadPin determines whether the file is located on a verity backed device and whether the root digest of that device is in the list of trusted digests. The file can be loaded if the verity device has a trusted root digest. The list of trusted root digests can only be written once (typically at boot time), to limit the possiblity of attackers setting up rogue verity devices and marking them as trusted. [1] https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromiumos/platform2/+/HEAD/dlcservice/docs/developer.md [2] https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/device-mapper/verity.html Matthias Kaehlcke (3): dm: Add verity helpers for LoadPin LoadPin: Enable loading from trusted dm-verity devices dm: verity-loadpin: Use CONFIG_SECURITY_LOADPIN_VERITY for conditional compilation drivers/md/Makefile | 1 + drivers/md/dm-verity-loadpin.c | 80 ++++++++++++++ drivers/md/dm-verity-target.c | 34 ++++++ drivers/md/dm-verity.h | 4 + include/linux/dm-verity-loadpin.h | 27 +++++ security/loadpin/Kconfig | 11 ++ security/loadpin/loadpin.c | 168 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 7 files changed, 324 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 drivers/md/dm-verity-loadpin.c create mode 100644 include/linux/dm-verity-loadpin.h -- 2.36.0.rc0.470.gd361397f0d-goog -- dm-devel mailing list dm-devel@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/dm-devel
