Re: [PATCH v4 bpf-next 2/3] bpf: add bpf_init_inode_xattr kfunc for atomic inode labeling

[David Windsor]

On Wed, Jul 1, 2026 at 8:55 AM Paul Moore <p...@paul-moore.com> wrote:
[...]
>
>   kfunc bpf_init_inode_xattr(...)
>   {
>     /* sanity check params */
>     if (!xattrs ...)
>       return -EINVAL;
>
>    /* get value/len from bpf dynptr */
>
>    /* hook will check for LSM specific xattr count/limits, allocate,
> copy value*/
>    rc = security_lsmxattr_add(xattrs, LSM_ID_BPF, value, value_len);
>    if (rc)
>      return rc;
>   }
>
> David, if you like I can provide you a patch that implements the
> security_lsmxattr_add() hook above if you aren't comfortable writing
> that, but if you want to give it a shot that's all the better :)
>

Makes sense, I can do it while I'm fixing the remaining issue flagged
by sashiko.

I'll route the LSM preparation patch containing struct lsm_xattrs and
security_lsmxattr_add() through security and the kfunc and selftest
through bpf. Does that work for you?

Thanks,
David