Re: [RFC PATCH ghak86 V1] audit: use audit_enabled as a boolean where convenient

[Richard Guy Briggs]

On 2018-05-31 11:48, Paul Moore wrote:
> On Thu, May 31, 2018 at 11:13 AM, Richard Guy Briggs <rgb@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Most uses of audit_enabled don't care about the distinction between
> > AUDIT_ON and AUDIT_LOCKED, so using audit_enabled as a boolean makes
> > more sense and is easier to read. Most uses of audit_enabled treat it as
> > a boolean, so switch the remaining AUDIT_OFF usage to simply use
> > audit_enabled as a boolean where applicable.
> >
> > See: https://github.com/linux-audit/audit-kernel/issues/86
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Richard Guy Briggs <rgb@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  drivers/tty/tty_audit.c      | 2 +-
> >  include/net/xfrm.h           | 2 +-
> >  kernel/audit.c               | 8 ++++----
> >  net/netfilter/xt_AUDIT.c     | 2 +-
> >  net/netlabel/netlabel_user.c | 2 +-
> >  5 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> 
> I'm not sure I like this idea.  Yes, technically this change is
> functionally equivalent but I worry that this will increase the chance
> that non-audit folks will mistake audit_enabled as a true/false value
> when it is not.  It might work now, but I worry about some subtle
> problem in the future.

Would you prefer a patch to change the majority (18) of uses of
audit_enabled to be of the form "audit_enabled == AUDIT_OFF" (or
"audit_enabled != AUDIT_OFF")?

I prefer the approach in this patch because it makes the code smaller
and significantly easier to read, but either way, I'd like all uses to
be consistent so that it is easier to read all the code similarly.

> If you are bothered by the comparison to 0 (magic numbers), you could
> move the AUDIT_OFF/AUDIT_ON/AUDIT_LOCKED definitions into
> include/linux/audit.h and convert the "audit_enabled == 0" to
> "audit_enabled == AUDIT_OFF".

I'd be fine doing that if you really dislike this patch's approach.

> > diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_audit.c b/drivers/tty/tty_audit.c
> > index e30aa6b..1e48051 100644
> > --- a/drivers/tty/tty_audit.c
> > +++ b/drivers/tty/tty_audit.c
> > @@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ static void tty_audit_buf_push(struct tty_audit_buf *buf)
> >  {
> >         if (buf->valid == 0)
> >                 return;
> > -       if (audit_enabled == 0) {
> > +       if (!audit_enabled) {
> >                 buf->valid = 0;
> >                 return;
> >         }
> > diff --git a/include/net/xfrm.h b/include/net/xfrm.h
> > index 7f2e31a..380542b 100644
> > --- a/include/net/xfrm.h
> > +++ b/include/net/xfrm.h
> > @@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ static inline struct audit_buffer *xfrm_audit_start(const char *op)
> >  {
> >         struct audit_buffer *audit_buf = NULL;
> >
> > -       if (audit_enabled == 0)
> > +       if (!audit_enabled)
> >                 return NULL;
> >         audit_buf = audit_log_start(audit_context(), GFP_ATOMIC,
> >                                     AUDIT_MAC_IPSEC_EVENT);
> > diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
> > index e7478cb..3a18e59 100644
> > --- a/kernel/audit.c
> > +++ b/kernel/audit.c
> > @@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ static int audit_do_config_change(char *function_name, u32 *to_change, u32 new)
> >         else
> >                 allow_changes = 1;
> >
> > -       if (audit_enabled != AUDIT_OFF) {
> > +       if (audit_enabled) {
> >                 rc = audit_log_config_change(function_name, new, old, allow_changes);
> >                 if (rc)
> >                         allow_changes = 0;
> > @@ -1097,7 +1097,7 @@ static void audit_log_feature_change(int which, u32 old_feature, u32 new_feature
> >  {
> >         struct audit_buffer *ab;
> >
> > -       if (audit_enabled == AUDIT_OFF)
> > +       if (!audit_enabled)
> >                 return;
> >         ab = audit_log_start(audit_context(), GFP_KERNEL, AUDIT_FEATURE_CHANGE);
> >         if (!ab)
> > @@ -1270,7 +1270,7 @@ static int audit_receive_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
> >                                 err = auditd_set(req_pid,
> >                                                  NETLINK_CB(skb).portid,
> >                                                  sock_net(NETLINK_CB(skb).sk));
> > -                               if (audit_enabled != AUDIT_OFF)
> > +                               if (audit_enabled)
> >                                         audit_log_config_change("audit_pid",
> >                                                                 new_pid,
> >                                                                 auditd_pid,
> > @@ -1281,7 +1281,7 @@ static int audit_receive_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
> >                                 /* try to process any backlog */
> >                                 wake_up_interruptible(&kauditd_wait);
> >                         } else {
> > -                               if (audit_enabled != AUDIT_OFF)
> > +                               if (audit_enabled)
> >                                         audit_log_config_change("audit_pid",
> >                                                                 new_pid,
> >                                                                 auditd_pid, 1);
> > diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_AUDIT.c b/net/netfilter/xt_AUDIT.c
> > index f368ee6..3921553 100644
> > --- a/net/netfilter/xt_AUDIT.c
> > +++ b/net/netfilter/xt_AUDIT.c
> > @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static bool audit_ip6(struct audit_buffer *ab, struct sk_buff *skb)
> >         struct audit_buffer *ab;
> >         int fam = -1;
> >
> > -       if (audit_enabled == 0)
> > +       if (!audit_enabled)
> >                 goto errout;
> >         ab = audit_log_start(NULL, GFP_ATOMIC, AUDIT_NETFILTER_PKT);
> >         if (ab == NULL)
> > diff --git a/net/netlabel/netlabel_user.c b/net/netlabel/netlabel_user.c
> > index 2f328af..e68fa9d 100644
> > --- a/net/netlabel/netlabel_user.c
> > +++ b/net/netlabel/netlabel_user.c
> > @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ struct audit_buffer *netlbl_audit_start_common(int type,
> >         char *secctx;
> >         u32 secctx_len;
> >
> > -       if (audit_enabled == 0)
> > +       if (!audit_enabled)
> >                 return NULL;
> >
> >         audit_buf = audit_log_start(audit_context(), GFP_ATOMIC, type);
> > --
> > 1.8.3.1
> >
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> paul moore
> www.paul-moore.com

- RGB

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