Re: [PATCH v5 05/21] ima: move ima_file_free before releasing the file

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



Quoting Mimi Zohar (zohar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx):
> Integrity appraisal measures files on file_free and stores the file
> measurement as an xattr.  Measure the file before releasing it.

Can you put a bit more in the commit msg about why?  What's magic
about the fs-specific release function?

> Signed-off-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Serge Hallyn <serge.hallyn@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  fs/file_table.c |    2 +-
>  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/file_table.c b/fs/file_table.c
> index 01e4c1e..33f54a1 100644
> --- a/fs/file_table.c
> +++ b/fs/file_table.c
> @@ -243,10 +243,10 @@ static void __fput(struct file *file)
>  		if (file->f_op && file->f_op->fasync)
>  			file->f_op->fasync(-1, file, 0);
>  	}
> +	ima_file_free(file);
>  	if (file->f_op && file->f_op->release)
>  		file->f_op->release(inode, file);
>  	security_file_free(file);
> -	ima_file_free(file);
>  	if (unlikely(S_ISCHR(inode->i_mode) && inode->i_cdev != NULL &&
>  		     !(file->f_mode & FMODE_PATH))) {
>  		cdev_put(inode->i_cdev);
> -- 
> 1.7.3.4
> 
> --
> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
> the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
> Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-fsdevel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html


[Index of Archives]     [Linux Ext4 Filesystem]     [Union Filesystem]     [Filesystem Testing]     [Ceph Users]     [Ecryptfs]     [AutoFS]     [Kernel Newbies]     [Share Photos]     [Security]     [Netfilter]     [Bugtraq]     [Yosemite News]     [MIPS Linux]     [ARM Linux]     [Linux Security]     [Linux Cachefs]     [Reiser Filesystem]     [Linux RAID]     [Samba]     [Device Mapper]     [CEPH Development]
  Powered by Linux