Hi Casey,
> On 2/24/2022 6:20 AM, Petr Vorel wrote:
> > Hi Mimi, Tetsuo, Kees, all,
> > FYI this commit merged as 92063f3ca73a ("integrity: double check iint_cache was initialized")
> > is the reason for openSUSE distro installer going back from lsm= to deprecated
> > security= when filling default grub parameters because security=apparmor or
> > security=selinux does not break boot when used with ima_policy=tcb, unlike
> > using lsm.
> OK, color me confused. Integrity isn't an LSM. It doesn't
> call security_add_hooks().
Really: "Initially I also questioned making "integrity" an LSM. Perhaps it's
time to reconsider." [1]
> > @Kees, @Mimi sure, people who use ima_policy=tcb will just remove lsm parameter
> > or add "integrity" to it but I wonder whether there could be "integrity"
> > automatic inclusion when using ima_policy=tcb. Although the point of lsm= (and
> > CONFIG_LSM) is to have *ordered* list of enabled LSMs and it wouldn't be clear
> > on which place.
> Why would adding integrity to the lsm= make sense? It's not an LSM.
> Sorry, but something is wrong here.
np. I explained that: try to boot with "ima_policy=tcb lsm=" or "ima_policy=tcb
lsm=whatever" (whatever != integrity).
Also have look at commit 92063f3ca73a ("integrity: double check iint_cache was
initialized") which explain why it's needed.
Kind regards,
Petr
[1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-integrity/3ed2004413e0ac07c7bd6f10294d6b6fac6fdbf3.camel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx/
