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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2026-04-15 15:19:45 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2026-04-15 15:19:45 -0700
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Merge tag 'ipe-pr-20260413' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wufan/ipe
Pull IPE update from Fan Wu: "A single commit from Evan Ducas that fixes several spelling and grammar mistakes in the IPE documentation. There are no functional changes" * tag 'ipe-pr-20260413' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wufan/ipe: docs: security: ipe: fix typos and grammar
-rw-r--r--Documentation/security/ipe.rst10
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diff --git a/Documentation/security/ipe.rst b/Documentation/security/ipe.rst
index 4a7d953abcdc..5eb3e6265fbd 100644
--- a/Documentation/security/ipe.rst
+++ b/Documentation/security/ipe.rst
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ strong integrity guarantees over both the executable code, and specific
*data files* on the system, that were critical to its function. These
specific data files would not be readable unless they passed integrity
policy. A mandatory access control system would be present, and
-as a result, xattrs would have to be protected. This lead to a selection
+as a result, xattrs would have to be protected. This led to a selection
of what would provide the integrity claims. At the time, there were two
main mechanisms considered that could guarantee integrity for the system
with these requirements:
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ of the policy to apply the minute usermode starts. Generally, that storage
can be handled in one of three ways:
1. The policy file(s) live on disk and the kernel loads the policy prior
- to an code path that would result in an enforcement decision.
+ to a code path that would result in an enforcement decision.
2. The policy file(s) are passed by the bootloader to the kernel, who
parses the policy.
3. There is a policy file that is compiled into the kernel that is
@@ -235,8 +235,8 @@ Updatable, Rebootless Policy
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
As requirements change over time (vulnerabilities are found in previously
-trusted applications, keys roll, etcetera). Updating a kernel to change the
-meet those security goals is not always a suitable option, as updates are not
+trusted applications, keys roll, etcetera), updating a kernel to meet
+those security goals is not always a suitable option, as updates are not
always risk-free, and blocking a security update leaves systems vulnerable.
This means IPE requires a policy that can be completely updated (allowing
revocations of existing policy) from a source external to the kernel (allowing
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ Simplified Policy:
Finally, IPE's policy is designed for sysadmins, not kernel developers. Instead
of covering individual LSM hooks (or syscalls), IPE covers operations. This means
instead of sysadmins needing to know that the syscalls ``mmap``, ``mprotect``,
-``execve``, and ``uselib`` must have rules protecting them, they must simple know
+``execve``, and ``uselib`` must have rules protecting them, they must simply know
that they want to restrict code execution. This limits the amount of bypasses that
could occur due to a lack of knowledge of the underlying system; whereas the
maintainers of IPE, being kernel developers can make the correct choice to determine