Re: [PATCH 5/7] SELinux: Handle opening of a unioned file

From: David Howells
Date: Thu Nov 27 2014 - 12:25:51 EST


Stephen Smalley <sds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Also, would be good to create a common helper for use here, by
> selinux_dentry_init_security(), selinux_inode_init_security(), and
> may_create(). Already some seeming potential for inconsistencies there.

selinux_dentry_init_security() and selinux_inode_init_security() do something
different depending on SECURITY_FS_USE_MNTPOINT. Is the dentry variant wrong?
Shouldn't it be using the mountpoint label if that flag _is_ set?

David
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