> From: Greg KH [mailto:gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2021 12:54 PM > On Fri, Jun 25, 2021 at 06:56:05PM +0200, Roberto Sassu wrote: > > --- /dev/null > > +++ b/include/uapi/linux/digest_lists.h > > @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ > > +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 WITH Linux-syscall-note */ > > +/* > > + * Copyright (C) 2017-2021 Huawei Technologies Duesseldorf GmbH > > + * > > + * Author: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@xxxxxxxxxx> > > + * > > + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or > > + * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as > > + * published by the Free Software Foundation, version 2 of the > > + * License. > > As you already have the SPDX line up there, you do not need this > paragraph. Please remove it from all of the new files you have added in > this series. Ok. > > + * > > + * File: digest_lists.h > > We know the filename, no need to have it here again. > > > + * Digest list definitions exported to user space. > > Now this is what probably needs more information... Ok. Yes, these definitions are useful to generate digest lists in user space. > > + */ > > + > > +#ifndef _UAPI__LINUX_DIGEST_LISTS_H > > +#define _UAPI__LINUX_DIGEST_LISTS_H > > + > > +#include <linux/types.h> > > +#include <linux/hash_info.h> > > + > > +enum compact_types { COMPACT_KEY, COMPACT_PARSER, > COMPACT_FILE, > > + COMPACT_METADATA, COMPACT_DIGEST_LIST, > COMPACT__LAST }; > > + > > +enum compact_modifiers { COMPACT_MOD_IMMUTABLE, > COMPACT_MOD__LAST }; > > + > > +enum compact_actions { COMPACT_ACTION_IMA_MEASURED, > > + COMPACT_ACTION_IMA_APPRAISED, > > + COMPACT_ACTION_IMA_APPRAISED_DIGSIG, > > + COMPACT_ACTION__LAST }; > > + > > +enum ops { DIGEST_LIST_ADD, DIGEST_LIST_DEL, DIGEST_LIST_OP__LAST }; > > + > > For enums you export to userspace, you need to specify the values so > that all compilers get them right. > > > +struct compact_list_hdr { > > + __u8 version; > > You should never need a version, that way lies madness. We wanted to have a way to switch to a new format, if necessary. > > + __u8 _reserved; > > You better be testing this for 0, right? Ok, will do. > > + __le16 type; > > + __le16 modifiers; > > + __le16 algo; > > + __le32 count; > > + __le32 datalen; > > Why are user/kernel apis specified in little endian format? Why would > that matter? Shouldn't they just be "native" endian? I thought this would make it clear that the kernel always expects the digest lists to be in little endian. Thanks Roberto HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES Duesseldorf GmbH, HRB 56063 Managing Director: Li Peng, Li Jian, Shi Yanli > thanks, > > greg k-h