> On Oct 25, 2023, at 8:39 AM, Mimi Zohar <zohar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Commit 18b44bc5a672 ("ovl: Always reevaluate the file signature for > IMA") forced signature re-evaulation on every file access. > > Instead of always re-evaluating the file's integrity, detect a change > to the backing file, by comparing the cached file metadata with the > backing file's metadata. Verifying just the i_version has not changed > is insufficient. In addition save and compare the i_ino and s_dev > as well. > > Signed-off-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> I ran the file integrity tests that originally uncovered the need for "Commit 18b44bc5a672 ("ovl: Always reevaluate the file signature for IMA”). When the backing file is changed, file integrity remains. For that part, feel free to add: Tested-by: Eric Snowberg <eric.snowberg@xxxxxxxxxx>