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SubjectRe: [PATCH 2/2] security: remove unused security_sysctl hook
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On Tue, 2011-02-01 at 18:44 +0200, Lucian Adrian Grijincu wrote:
> The only user for this hook was selinux. sysctl routes every call
> through /proc/sys/. Selinux and other security modules use the file
> system checks for sysctl too, so no need for this hook any more.
>
> Signed-off-by: Lucian Adrian Grijincu <lucian.grijincu@gmail.com>

Acked-by: Stephen Smalley <sds@tycho.nsa.gov>

> ---
> include/linux/security.h | 13 -------------
> kernel/sysctl.c | 5 -----
> security/capability.c | 6 ------
> security/security.c | 5 -----
> 4 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
> index c642bb8..e7b48dc 100644
> --- a/include/linux/security.h
> +++ b/include/linux/security.h
> @@ -1257,12 +1257,6 @@ static inline void security_free_mnt_opts(struct security_mnt_opts *opts)
> * @cap contains the capability <include/linux/capability.h>.
> * @audit: Whether to write an audit message or not
> * Return 0 if the capability is granted for @tsk.
> - * @sysctl:
> - * Check permission before accessing the @table sysctl variable in the
> - * manner specified by @op.
> - * @table contains the ctl_table structure for the sysctl variable.
> - * @op contains the operation (001 = search, 002 = write, 004 = read).
> - * Return 0 if permission is granted.
> * @syslog:
> * Check permission before accessing the kernel message ring or changing
> * logging to the console.
> @@ -1383,7 +1377,6 @@ struct security_operations {
> const kernel_cap_t *permitted);
> int (*capable) (struct task_struct *tsk, const struct cred *cred,
> int cap, int audit);
> - int (*sysctl) (struct ctl_table *table, int op);
> int (*quotactl) (int cmds, int type, int id, struct super_block *sb);
> int (*quota_on) (struct dentry *dentry);
> int (*syslog) (int type);
> @@ -1665,7 +1658,6 @@ int security_capset(struct cred *new, const struct cred *old,
> int security_capable(int cap);
> int security_real_capable(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap);
> int security_real_capable_noaudit(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap);
> -int security_sysctl(struct ctl_table *table, int op);
> int security_quotactl(int cmds, int type, int id, struct super_block *sb);
> int security_quota_on(struct dentry *dentry);
> int security_syslog(int type);
> @@ -1883,11 +1875,6 @@ int security_real_capable_noaudit(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap)
> return ret;
> }
>
> -static inline int security_sysctl(struct ctl_table *table, int op)
> -{
> - return 0;
> -}
> -
> static inline int security_quotactl(int cmds, int type, int id,
> struct super_block *sb)
> {
> diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
> index 0f1bd83..56f6fc1 100644
> --- a/kernel/sysctl.c
> +++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
> @@ -1685,13 +1685,8 @@ static int test_perm(int mode, int op)
>
> int sysctl_perm(struct ctl_table_root *root, struct ctl_table *table, int op)
> {
> - int error;
> int mode;
>
> - error = security_sysctl(table, op & (MAY_READ | MAY_WRITE | MAY_EXEC));
> - if (error)
> - return error;
> -
> if (root->permissions)
> mode = root->permissions(root, current->nsproxy, table);
> else
> diff --git a/security/capability.c b/security/capability.c
> index 2a5df2b..ebe3b5d 100644
> --- a/security/capability.c
> +++ b/security/capability.c
> @@ -12,11 +12,6 @@
>
> #include <linux/security.h>
>
> -static int cap_sysctl(ctl_table *table, int op)
> -{
> - return 0;
> -}
> -
> static int cap_syslog(int type)
> {
> return 0;
> @@ -880,7 +875,6 @@ void __init security_fixup_ops(struct security_operations *ops)
> set_to_cap_if_null(ops, capable);
> set_to_cap_if_null(ops, quotactl);
> set_to_cap_if_null(ops, quota_on);
> - set_to_cap_if_null(ops, sysctl);
> set_to_cap_if_null(ops, syslog);
> set_to_cap_if_null(ops, settime);
> set_to_cap_if_null(ops, vm_enough_memory);
> diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
> index 739e403..53d793a 100644
> --- a/security/security.c
> +++ b/security/security.c
> @@ -182,11 +182,6 @@ int security_real_capable_noaudit(struct task_struct *tsk, int cap)
> return ret;
> }
>
> -int security_sysctl(struct ctl_table *table, int op)
> -{
> - return security_ops->sysctl(table, op);
> -}
> -
> int security_quotactl(int cmds, int type, int id, struct super_block *sb)
> {
> return security_ops->quotactl(cmds, type, id, sb);
> --
> 1.7.4.rc1.7.g2cf08.dirty

--
Stephen Smalley
National Security Agency



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