Re: [PATCH v6 1/4] security: lsm: allow LSMs to register for late_initcall_sync init
From: Yeoreum Yun
Date: Thu Jul 02 2026 - 15:45:22 EST
> On Fri, Jun 5, 2026 at 10:43 AM Yeoreum Yun <yeoreum.yun@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > There are situations where LSMs have dependencies that might mean they
> > want to be initialised later in the boot process, to ensure those
> > dependencies are available. In particular there are some TPM setups (Arm
> > FF-A devices, SPI attached TPMs) required by IMA which are not
> > guaranteed to be initialised for regular initcall_late.
> >
> > Add an initcall_late_sync option that can be used in these situations.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Yeoreum Yun <yeoreum.yun@xxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > include/linux/lsm_hooks.h | 2 ++
> > security/lsm_init.c | 13 +++++++++++--
> > 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> Looks good to me, thanks for working on sorting this out.
>
> Acked-by: Paul Moore <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Thanks!
>
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Sincerely,
Yeoreum Yun