Re: [PATCH v5 2/3] bpf: add bpf_init_inode_xattr kfunc for atomic inode labeling

[David Windsor]

On Thu, Jul 16, 2026 at 5:55 PM Paul Moore <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> I'm sorry David, now that I'm seeing this function again, especially
> with the LSM specific bits extracted into a LSM function, this absolutely
> belongs somewhere under security/.  It's only callable from within a
> BPF LSM callback and all it does outside of some BPF pointer boilerplate
> is call right back into a LSM helper function.
>
> If the BPF maintainers aren't willing to accept that, then we will all
> need to find another way.
>

Where this code lands doesn't matter to me, so I'll stay out of the
decision of where it lives.

If this kfunc goes to security/, would we also want to move eg
bpf_set_dentry_xattr similarly?

I'll roll v6 of this series meanwhile and we'll see what the BPF
maintainers say.