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authorPaolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>2023-11-03 06:47:51 -0400
committerPaolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>2023-11-14 08:00:57 -0500
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fs: Rename anon_inode_getfile_secure() and anon_inode_getfd_secure()
The call to the inode_init_security_anon() LSM hook is not the sole reason to use anon_inode_getfile_secure() or anon_inode_getfd_secure(). For example, the functions also allow one to create a file with non-zero size, without needing a full-blown filesystem. In this case, you don't need a "secure" version, just unique inodes; the current name of the functions is confusing and does not explain well the difference with the more "standard" anon_inode_getfile() and anon_inode_getfd(). Of course, there is another side of the coin; neither io_uring nor userfaultfd strictly speaking need distinct inodes, and it is not that clear anymore that anon_inode_create_get{file,fd}() allow the LSM to intercept and block the inode's creation. If one was so inclined, anon_inode_getfile_secure() and anon_inode_getfd_secure() could be kept, using the shared inode or a new one depending on CONFIG_SECURITY. However, this is probably overkill, and potentially a cause of bugs in different configurations. Therefore, just add a comment to io_uring and userfaultfd explaining the choice of the function. While at it, remove the export for what is now anon_inode_create_getfd(). There is no in-tree module that uses it, and the old name is gone anyway. If anybody actually needs the symbol, they can ask or they can just use anon_inode_create_getfile(), which will be exported very soon for use in KVM. Suggested-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
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