# \[PATCH\] smack: mark 'smack\_enabled' global variable as \_\_initdata

- Subsystems: SECURITY SUBSYSTEM, SMACK SECURITY MODULE, THE REST
- Maintainers: Paul Moore, James Morris, "Serge E. Hallyn", Casey Schaufler, Linus Torvalds
- List: linux-security-module
- 4 messages, 2 authors
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-security-module/2021/06/1428966/t

## \[PATCH\] smack: mark 'smack\_enabled' global variable as \_\_initdata

- From: Austin Kim \<hidden\>
- Date: 2021-06-29 13:41:57 
- Message: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-security-module/2021/06/1428966.md

```text
From: Austin Kim <redacted>

Mark 'smack_enabled' as __initdata
since it is only used during initialization code.

Signed-off-by: Austin Kim <redacted>
---
 security/smack/smack.h     | 2 +-
 security/smack/smack_lsm.c | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/security/smack/smack.h b/security/smack/smack.h
index c3cfbdf4944a..99c3422596ab 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack.h
+++ b/security/smack/smack.h
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ int smack_populate_secattr(struct smack_known *skp);
 /*
  * Shared data.
  */
-extern int smack_enabled;
+extern int smack_enabled __initdata;
 extern int smack_cipso_direct;
 extern int smack_cipso_mapped;
 extern struct smack_known *smack_net_ambient;
diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
index 223a6da0e6dc..cacbe7518519 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
+++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(smack_ipv6_lock);
 static LIST_HEAD(smk_ipv6_port_list);
 struct kmem_cache *smack_rule_cache;
-int smack_enabled;
+int smack_enabled __initdata;
 
 #define A(s) {"smack"#s, sizeof("smack"#s) - 1, Opt_##s}
 static struct {
-- 
2.20.1

```

## Re: \[PATCH\] smack: mark 'smack\_enabled' global variable as \_\_initdata

- From: Austin Kim \<hidden\>
- Date: 2021-07-07 10:14:47 
- Message: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-security-module/2021/07/1435412.md

```text
2021년 6월 29일 (화) 오후 10:41, Austin Kim [ref]님이 작성:
>
> From: Austin Kim <redacted>
>
> Mark 'smack_enabled' as __initdata
> since it is only used during initialization code.
>
> Signed-off-by: Austin Kim <redacted>
> ---
>  security/smack/smack.h     | 2 +-
>  security/smack/smack_lsm.c | 2 +-
>  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/security/smack/smack.h b/security/smack/smack.h
> index c3cfbdf4944a..99c3422596ab 100644
> --- a/security/smack/smack.h
> +++ b/security/smack/smack.h
> @@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ int smack_populate_secattr(struct smack_known *skp);
>  /*
>   * Shared data.
>   */
> -extern int smack_enabled;
> +extern int smack_enabled __initdata;
>  extern int smack_cipso_direct;
>  extern int smack_cipso_mapped;
>  extern struct smack_known *smack_net_ambient;
> diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
> index 223a6da0e6dc..cacbe7518519 100644
> --- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
> +++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
> @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
>  static DEFINE_MUTEX(smack_ipv6_lock);
>  static LIST_HEAD(smk_ipv6_port_list);
>  struct kmem_cache *smack_rule_cache;
> -int smack_enabled;
> +int smack_enabled __initdata;
>
>  #define A(s) {"smack"#s, sizeof("smack"#s) - 1, Opt_##s}
>  static struct {
> --
> 2.20.1
>

Dear Maintainers

Would you please review the above patch if you are available?
It might not take long.

Thanks.
Austin Kim
```

## Re: \[PATCH\] smack: mark 'smack\_enabled' global variable as \_\_initdata

- From: Casey Schaufler \<casey@schaufler-ca.com\>
- Date: 2021-07-07 14:27:28 
- Message: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-security-module/2021/07/1435603.md

```text
On 7/7/2021 3:14 AM, Austin Kim wrote:
> 2021년 6월 29일 (화) 오후 10:41, Austin Kim [ref]님이 작성:
>> From: Austin Kim <redacted>
>>
>> Mark 'smack_enabled' as __initdata
>> since it is only used during initialization code.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Austin Kim <redacted>

I will be taking this patch for 5.15. You should see it in next
shortly after the 5.14 merge window closes.

>> ---
>>  security/smack/smack.h     | 2 +-
>>  security/smack/smack_lsm.c | 2 +-
>>  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/security/smack/smack.h b/security/smack/smack.h
>> index c3cfbdf4944a..99c3422596ab 100644
>> --- a/security/smack/smack.h
>> +++ b/security/smack/smack.h
>> @@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ int smack_populate_secattr(struct smack_known *skp);
>>  /*
>>   * Shared data.
>>   */
>> -extern int smack_enabled;
>> +extern int smack_enabled __initdata;
>>  extern int smack_cipso_direct;
>>  extern int smack_cipso_mapped;
>>  extern struct smack_known *smack_net_ambient;
>> diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
>> index 223a6da0e6dc..cacbe7518519 100644
>> --- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
>> +++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
>> @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
>>  static DEFINE_MUTEX(smack_ipv6_lock);
>>  static LIST_HEAD(smk_ipv6_port_list);
>>  struct kmem_cache *smack_rule_cache;
>> -int smack_enabled;
>> +int smack_enabled __initdata;
>>
>>  #define A(s) {"smack"#s, sizeof("smack"#s) - 1, Opt_##s}
>>  static struct {
>> --
>> 2.20.1
>>
> Dear Maintainers
>
> Would you please review the above patch if you are available?
> It might not take long.
>
> Thanks.
> Austin Kim
```

## Re: \[PATCH\] smack: mark 'smack\_enabled' global variable as \_\_initdata

- From: Casey Schaufler \<casey@schaufler-ca.com\>
- Date: 2021-07-20 17:37:09 
- Message: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-security-module/2021/07/1452667.md

```text
On 6/29/2021 6:41 AM, Austin Kim wrote:
> From: Austin Kim <redacted>
>
> Mark 'smack_enabled' as __initdata
> since it is only used during initialization code.
>
> Signed-off-by: Austin Kim <redacted>

Added to Smack next.

> ---
>  security/smack/smack.h     | 2 +-
>  security/smack/smack_lsm.c | 2 +-
>  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/security/smack/smack.h b/security/smack/smack.h
> index c3cfbdf4944a..99c3422596ab 100644
> --- a/security/smack/smack.h
> +++ b/security/smack/smack.h
> @@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ int smack_populate_secattr(struct smack_known *skp);
>  /*
>   * Shared data.
>   */
> -extern int smack_enabled;
> +extern int smack_enabled __initdata;
>  extern int smack_cipso_direct;
>  extern int smack_cipso_mapped;
>  extern struct smack_known *smack_net_ambient;
> diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
> index 223a6da0e6dc..cacbe7518519 100644
> --- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
> +++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
> @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
>  static DEFINE_MUTEX(smack_ipv6_lock);
>  static LIST_HEAD(smk_ipv6_port_list);
>  struct kmem_cache *smack_rule_cache;
> -int smack_enabled;
> +int smack_enabled __initdata;
>  
>  #define A(s) {"smack"#s, sizeof("smack"#s) - 1, Opt_##s}
>  static struct {
```
