RE: [v4] Add security.* XATTR support for the UBIFS

From: Subodh Nijsure
Date: Wed Jan 16 2013 - 17:43:39 EST



Marc,

On 01/15/2013 04:48 PM, Marc Kleine-Budde wrote:
> On 05/13/2012 05:24 AM, Subodh Nijsure wrote:
>> From: Subodh Nijsure <snijsure@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> Also fix couple of bugs in UBIFS extended attribute length calculation.
>>
>> Changes in v4:
>> Fix lock issues introduced in v3.
>> Tested with CONFIG_SECURITY enabled & disabled.
>>
>> Changes in v3:
>> Remove #ifdef CONFIG_UBIFS_FS_XATTR
>>
>> Changes in v2:
>> Instead of just handling security.selinux extended attribute handle
>> all security.* attributes.
>>
>> TESTING: Tested on MX28 based platforms using Micron MT29F2G08ABAEAH4 NAND
>> With these change we are able to label UBIFS filesystem with
>> security.selinux and run system with selinux enabled.
>> This change also allows one to set other security.* extended
>> attributes, such as security.smack security.evm, security.ima
>> Ran integck test on UBI filesystem.
>> This patch set has been tested with CONFIG_LOCKDEP=y and other options
>> suggested in Submitchecklist
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Subodh Nijsure <snijsure@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> What's the status of this patch? Was there a v5?


>I've ported v4 to v3.7.2 and get this deadlock:

Sorry I didn't try to push it and now I am on family leave to take care of new baby at home till end of March.
I don't have access to hardware any more to try this at home, so I would certainly get to it till beginning of April.

-Subodh--
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