Re: [PATCH v0 1/2] IMA: Defined queue functions

[Mimi Zohar]

On Mon, 2019-12-02 at 10:39 -0800, Lakshmi Ramasubramanian wrote:
> On 12/2/19 10:00 AM, Mimi Zohar wrote:
> 
> > 
> > ima_update_policy() is called from multiple places. ÂInitially, it is
> > called before a custom policy has been loaded. ÂThe call to
> > ima_process_queued_keys_for_measurement() needs to be moved to within
> > the test, otherwise it runs the risk of dropping "key" measurements.
> 
> static const struct file_operations ima_measure_policy_ops = {
> 	.release = ima_release_policy,
> };
> 
> ima_update_policy() is called from ima_release_policy() function.
> 
> On my test machine I have the IMA policy in /etc/ima/ima-policy file. 
> When IMA policy is setup from this file, I see ima_release_policy() 
> called (which in turn calls ima_update_policy()).
> 
> How can I have ima_update_policy() called before a custom policy is loaded?

Oops, you're right. ÂMy concern was ima_init_policy(), but it calls
ima_update_policy_flag() directly.

Mimi