Re: [PATCH] security: fix documentation for the path_chmod hook

From: Kees Cook
Date: Tue Oct 23 2018 - 15:29:30 EST


On Tue, Oct 23, 2018 at 4:16 AM, <efremov@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Denis Efremov <efremov@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> The path_chmod hook was changed in the commit
> "switch security_path_chmod() to struct path *" (cdcf116d44e7).
> The argument @mnt was removed from the hook, @dentry was changed
> to @path. This patch updates the documentation accordingly.
>
> Signed-off-by: Denis Efremov <efremov@xxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

-Kees

> ---
> include/linux/lsm_hooks.h | 3 +--
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h b/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
> index a598e601ccb3..596351f7c3d1 100644
> --- a/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
> +++ b/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
> @@ -304,8 +304,7 @@
> * Return 0 if permission is granted.
> * @path_chmod:
> * Check for permission to change DAC's permission of a file or directory.
> - * @dentry contains the dentry structure.
> - * @mnt contains the vfsmnt structure.
> + * @path contains the path structure.
> * @mode contains DAC's mode.
> * Return 0 if permission is granted.
> * @path_chown:
> --
> 2.17.2
>



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Kees Cook