[PATCH RFC -next 07/12] LSM: pass struct path to the inode posix acl hooks

From: Cai Xinchen

Date: Thu Sep 24 2026 - 06:40:35 EST


The inode_set_acl, inode_get_acl and inode_remove_acl hooks are
called from fs/posix_acl.c, whose helpers now hold a struct path and
used to derive the idmap and dentry from it just for the hook calls.

Convert the hooks and their SELinux, Smack, EVM and IMA
implementations to take a const struct path. The implementations
derive the idmap and dentry they still need from the path, so this
is a purely mechanical change with no behavior change.

Assisted-by: opencode: glm-5.3
Signed-off-by: Cai Xinchen <caixinchen1@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/posix_acl.c | 6 ++---
include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h | 12 ++++-----
include/linux/security.h | 20 +++++----------
security/integrity/evm/evm_main.c | 14 +++++-----
security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c | 8 +++---
security/security.c | 32 ++++++++++-------------
security/selinux/hooks.c | 19 +++++++-------
security/smack/smack_lsm.c | 37 ++++++++++++---------------
8 files changed, 66 insertions(+), 82 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/posix_acl.c b/fs/posix_acl.c
index be1643e18a6a..72e77540a0e9 100644
--- a/fs/posix_acl.c
+++ b/fs/posix_acl.c
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ int vfs_set_acl(const struct path *path, const char *acl_name,
if (error)
goto out_inode_unlock;

- error = security_inode_set_acl(idmap, dentry, acl_name, kacl);
+ error = security_inode_set_acl(path, acl_name, kacl);
if (error)
goto out_inode_unlock;

@@ -1184,7 +1184,7 @@ struct posix_acl *vfs_get_acl(const struct path *path, const char *acl_name)
* The VFS has no restrictions on reading POSIX ACLs so calling
* something like xattr_permission() isn't needed. Only LSMs get a say.
*/
- error = security_inode_get_acl(idmap, dentry, acl_name);
+ error = security_inode_get_acl(path, acl_name);
if (error)
return ERR_PTR(error);

@@ -1236,7 +1236,7 @@ int vfs_remove_acl(const struct path *path, const char *acl_name)
if (error)
goto out_inode_unlock;

- error = security_inode_remove_acl(idmap, dentry, acl_name);
+ error = security_inode_remove_acl(path, acl_name);
if (error)
goto out_inode_unlock;

diff --git a/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h b/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h
index 3a3512a3ee91..45cf0ca24260 100644
--- a/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h
+++ b/include/linux/lsm_hook_defs.h
@@ -160,14 +160,14 @@ LSM_HOOK(void, LSM_RET_VOID, inode_post_removexattr, struct dentry *dentry,
const char *name)
LSM_HOOK(int, 0, inode_file_setattr, struct dentry *dentry, struct file_kattr *fa)
LSM_HOOK(int, 0, inode_file_getattr, struct dentry *dentry, struct file_kattr *fa)
-LSM_HOOK(int, 0, inode_set_acl, struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
- struct dentry *dentry, const char *acl_name, struct posix_acl *kacl)
+LSM_HOOK(int, 0, inode_set_acl, const struct path *path,
+ const char *acl_name, struct posix_acl *kacl)
LSM_HOOK(void, LSM_RET_VOID, inode_post_set_acl, struct dentry *dentry,
const char *acl_name, struct posix_acl *kacl)
-LSM_HOOK(int, 0, inode_get_acl, struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
- struct dentry *dentry, const char *acl_name)
-LSM_HOOK(int, 0, inode_remove_acl, struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
- struct dentry *dentry, const char *acl_name)
+LSM_HOOK(int, 0, inode_get_acl, const struct path *path,
+ const char *acl_name)
+LSM_HOOK(int, 0, inode_remove_acl, const struct path *path,
+ const char *acl_name)
LSM_HOOK(void, LSM_RET_VOID, inode_post_remove_acl, struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
struct dentry *dentry, const char *acl_name)
LSM_HOOK(int, 0, inode_need_killpriv, struct dentry *dentry)
diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index f5dc67a937bd..8b02b3bfe46d 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -435,15 +435,12 @@ int security_inode_getattr(const struct path *path);
int security_inode_setxattr(const struct path *path,
const char *name, const void *value,
size_t size, int flags);
-int security_inode_set_acl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
- struct dentry *dentry, const char *acl_name,
- struct posix_acl *kacl);
+int security_inode_set_acl(const struct path *path,
+ const char *acl_name, struct posix_acl *kacl);
void security_inode_post_set_acl(struct dentry *dentry, const char *acl_name,
struct posix_acl *kacl);
-int security_inode_get_acl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
- struct dentry *dentry, const char *acl_name);
-int security_inode_remove_acl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
- struct dentry *dentry, const char *acl_name);
+int security_inode_get_acl(const struct path *path, const char *acl_name);
+int security_inode_remove_acl(const struct path *path, const char *acl_name);
void security_inode_post_remove_acl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
struct dentry *dentry,
const char *acl_name);
@@ -1021,8 +1018,7 @@ static inline int security_inode_setxattr(const struct path *path,
return cap_inode_setxattr(path, name, value, size, flags);
}

-static inline int security_inode_set_acl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
- struct dentry *dentry,
+static inline int security_inode_set_acl(const struct path *path,
const char *acl_name,
struct posix_acl *kacl)
{
@@ -1034,15 +1030,13 @@ static inline void security_inode_post_set_acl(struct dentry *dentry,
struct posix_acl *kacl)
{ }

-static inline int security_inode_get_acl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
- struct dentry *dentry,
+static inline int security_inode_get_acl(const struct path *path,
const char *acl_name)
{
return 0;
}

-static inline int security_inode_remove_acl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
- struct dentry *dentry,
+static inline int security_inode_remove_acl(const struct path *path,
const char *acl_name)
{
return 0;
diff --git a/security/integrity/evm/evm_main.c b/security/integrity/evm/evm_main.c
index 47ad39d64c76..c83befd32e99 100644
--- a/security/integrity/evm/evm_main.c
+++ b/security/integrity/evm/evm_main.c
@@ -685,8 +685,7 @@ static inline int evm_inode_set_acl_change(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,

/**
* evm_inode_set_acl - protect the EVM extended attribute from posix acls
- * @idmap: idmap of the idmapped mount
- * @dentry: pointer to the affected dentry
+ * @path: pointer to the affected object
* @acl_name: name of the posix acl
* @kacl: pointer to the posix acls
*
@@ -696,10 +695,12 @@ static inline int evm_inode_set_acl_change(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
*
* Return: zero on success, -EPERM on failure.
*/
-static int evm_inode_set_acl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct dentry *dentry,
+static int evm_inode_set_acl(const struct path *path,
const char *acl_name, struct posix_acl *kacl)
{
enum integrity_status evm_status;
+ struct dentry *dentry = path->dentry;
+ struct mnt_idmap *idmap = mnt_idmap(path->mnt);

/* Policy permits modification of the protected xattrs even though
* there's no HMAC key loaded
@@ -738,8 +739,7 @@ static int evm_inode_set_acl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct dentry *dentry,

/**
* evm_inode_remove_acl - Protect the EVM extended attribute from posix acls
- * @idmap: idmap of the mount
- * @dentry: pointer to the affected dentry
+ * @path: pointer to the affected object
* @acl_name: name of the posix acl
*
* Prevent removing posix acls causing the EVM HMAC to be re-calculated
@@ -748,10 +748,10 @@ static int evm_inode_set_acl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct dentry *dentry,
*
* Return: zero on success, -EPERM on failure.
*/
-static int evm_inode_remove_acl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct dentry *dentry,
+static int evm_inode_remove_acl(const struct path *path,
const char *acl_name)
{
- return evm_inode_set_acl(idmap, dentry, acl_name, NULL);
+ return evm_inode_set_acl(path, acl_name, NULL);
}

static void evm_reset_status(struct inode *inode)
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
index 58ba674bc172..518faf04ddde 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
@@ -793,11 +793,11 @@ static int ima_inode_setxattr(const struct path *path,
return result;
}

-static int ima_inode_set_acl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct dentry *dentry,
+static int ima_inode_set_acl(const struct path *path,
const char *acl_name, struct posix_acl *kacl)
{
if (evm_revalidate_status(acl_name))
- ima_reset_appraise_flags(d_backing_inode(dentry), -1);
+ ima_reset_appraise_flags(d_backing_inode(path->dentry), -1);

return 0;
}
@@ -818,10 +818,10 @@ static int ima_inode_removexattr(const struct path *path,
return result;
}

-static int ima_inode_remove_acl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap, struct dentry *dentry,
+static int ima_inode_remove_acl(const struct path *path,
const char *acl_name)
{
- return ima_inode_set_acl(idmap, dentry, acl_name, NULL);
+ return ima_inode_set_acl(path, acl_name, NULL);
}

static struct security_hook_list ima_appraise_hooks[] __ro_after_init = {
diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index 3a8892d8ca5c..74bcd8c0502c 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -1987,8 +1987,7 @@ int security_inode_setxattr(const struct path *path,

/**
* security_inode_set_acl() - Check if setting posix acls is allowed
- * @idmap: idmap of the mount
- * @dentry: file
+ * @path: file
* @acl_name: acl name
* @kacl: acl struct
*
@@ -1997,13 +1996,12 @@ int security_inode_setxattr(const struct path *path,
*
* Return: Returns 0 if permission is granted.
*/
-int security_inode_set_acl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
- struct dentry *dentry, const char *acl_name,
- struct posix_acl *kacl)
+int security_inode_set_acl(const struct path *path,
+ const char *acl_name, struct posix_acl *kacl)
{
- if (unlikely(IS_PRIVATE(d_backing_inode(dentry))))
+ if (unlikely(IS_PRIVATE(d_backing_inode(path->dentry))))
return 0;
- return call_int_hook(inode_set_acl, idmap, dentry, acl_name, kacl);
+ return call_int_hook(inode_set_acl, path, acl_name, kacl);
}

/**
@@ -2025,8 +2023,7 @@ void security_inode_post_set_acl(struct dentry *dentry, const char *acl_name,

/**
* security_inode_get_acl() - Check if reading posix acls is allowed
- * @idmap: idmap of the mount
- * @dentry: file
+ * @path: file
* @acl_name: acl name
*
* Check permission before getting osix acls, the posix acls are identified by
@@ -2034,18 +2031,16 @@ void security_inode_post_set_acl(struct dentry *dentry, const char *acl_name,
*
* Return: Returns 0 if permission is granted.
*/
-int security_inode_get_acl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
- struct dentry *dentry, const char *acl_name)
+int security_inode_get_acl(const struct path *path, const char *acl_name)
{
- if (unlikely(IS_PRIVATE(d_backing_inode(dentry))))
+ if (unlikely(IS_PRIVATE(d_backing_inode(path->dentry))))
return 0;
- return call_int_hook(inode_get_acl, idmap, dentry, acl_name);
+ return call_int_hook(inode_get_acl, path, acl_name);
}

/**
* security_inode_remove_acl() - Check if removing a posix acl is allowed
- * @idmap: idmap of the mount
- * @dentry: file
+ * @path: file
* @acl_name: acl name
*
* Check permission before removing posix acls, the posix acls are identified
@@ -2053,12 +2048,11 @@ int security_inode_get_acl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
*
* Return: Returns 0 if permission is granted.
*/
-int security_inode_remove_acl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
- struct dentry *dentry, const char *acl_name)
+int security_inode_remove_acl(const struct path *path, const char *acl_name)
{
- if (unlikely(IS_PRIVATE(d_backing_inode(dentry))))
+ if (unlikely(IS_PRIVATE(d_backing_inode(path->dentry))))
return 0;
- return call_int_hook(inode_remove_acl, idmap, dentry, acl_name);
+ return call_int_hook(inode_remove_acl, path, acl_name);
}

/**
diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index 5d98ec73df9f..45ece734463e 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -3498,23 +3498,22 @@ static int selinux_inode_setxattr(const struct path *path,
&ad);
}

-static int selinux_inode_set_acl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
- struct dentry *dentry, const char *acl_name,
- struct posix_acl *kacl)
+static int selinux_inode_set_acl(const struct path *path,
+ const char *acl_name, struct posix_acl *kacl)
{
- return dentry_has_perm(current_cred(), dentry, FILE__SETATTR);
+ return dentry_has_perm(current_cred(), path->dentry, FILE__SETATTR);
}

-static int selinux_inode_get_acl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
- struct dentry *dentry, const char *acl_name)
+static int selinux_inode_get_acl(const struct path *path,
+ const char *acl_name)
{
- return dentry_has_perm(current_cred(), dentry, FILE__GETATTR);
+ return dentry_has_perm(current_cred(), path->dentry, FILE__GETATTR);
}

-static int selinux_inode_remove_acl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
- struct dentry *dentry, const char *acl_name)
+static int selinux_inode_remove_acl(const struct path *path,
+ const char *acl_name)
{
- return dentry_has_perm(current_cred(), dentry, FILE__SETATTR);
+ return dentry_has_perm(current_cred(), path->dentry, FILE__SETATTR);
}

static void selinux_inode_post_setxattr(struct dentry *dentry, const char *name,
diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
index 4adb2fd9cf70..7889f63ec739 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
+++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
@@ -1548,62 +1548,59 @@ static int smack_inode_removexattr(const struct path *path,
*
* Returns 0 if access is permitted, an error code otherwise
*/
-static int smack_inode_set_acl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
- struct dentry *dentry, const char *acl_name,
- struct posix_acl *kacl)
+static int smack_inode_set_acl(const struct path *path,
+ const char *acl_name, struct posix_acl *kacl)
{
struct smk_audit_info ad;
int rc;

smk_ad_init(&ad, __func__, LSM_AUDIT_DATA_DENTRY);
- smk_ad_setfield_u_fs_path_dentry(&ad, dentry);
+ smk_ad_setfield_u_fs_path_dentry(&ad, path->dentry);

- rc = smk_curacc(smk_of_inode(d_backing_inode(dentry)), MAY_WRITE, &ad);
- rc = smk_bu_inode(d_backing_inode(dentry), MAY_WRITE, rc);
+ rc = smk_curacc(smk_of_inode(d_backing_inode(path->dentry)), MAY_WRITE, &ad);
+ rc = smk_bu_inode(d_backing_inode(path->dentry), MAY_WRITE, rc);
return rc;
}

/**
* smack_inode_get_acl - Smack check for getting posix acls
- * @idmap: idmap of the mnt this request came from
- * @dentry: the object
+ * @path: the object
* @acl_name: name of the posix acl
*
* Returns 0 if access is permitted, an error code otherwise
*/
-static int smack_inode_get_acl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
- struct dentry *dentry, const char *acl_name)
+static int smack_inode_get_acl(const struct path *path,
+ const char *acl_name)
{
struct smk_audit_info ad;
int rc;

smk_ad_init(&ad, __func__, LSM_AUDIT_DATA_DENTRY);
- smk_ad_setfield_u_fs_path_dentry(&ad, dentry);
+ smk_ad_setfield_u_fs_path_dentry(&ad, path->dentry);

- rc = smk_curacc(smk_of_inode(d_backing_inode(dentry)), MAY_READ, &ad);
- rc = smk_bu_inode(d_backing_inode(dentry), MAY_READ, rc);
+ rc = smk_curacc(smk_of_inode(d_backing_inode(path->dentry)), MAY_READ, &ad);
+ rc = smk_bu_inode(d_backing_inode(path->dentry), MAY_READ, rc);
return rc;
}

/**
* smack_inode_remove_acl - Smack check for getting posix acls
- * @idmap: idmap of the mnt this request came from
- * @dentry: the object
+ * @path: the object
* @acl_name: name of the posix acl
*
* Returns 0 if access is permitted, an error code otherwise
*/
-static int smack_inode_remove_acl(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
- struct dentry *dentry, const char *acl_name)
+static int smack_inode_remove_acl(const struct path *path,
+ const char *acl_name)
{
struct smk_audit_info ad;
int rc;

smk_ad_init(&ad, __func__, LSM_AUDIT_DATA_DENTRY);
- smk_ad_setfield_u_fs_path_dentry(&ad, dentry);
+ smk_ad_setfield_u_fs_path_dentry(&ad, path->dentry);

- rc = smk_curacc(smk_of_inode(d_backing_inode(dentry)), MAY_WRITE, &ad);
- rc = smk_bu_inode(d_backing_inode(dentry), MAY_WRITE, rc);
+ rc = smk_curacc(smk_of_inode(d_backing_inode(path->dentry)), MAY_WRITE, &ad);
+ rc = smk_bu_inode(d_backing_inode(path->dentry), MAY_WRITE, rc);
return rc;
}

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