Re: [PATCH] smack: mark 'smack_enabled' global variable as __initdata

[Casey Schaufler <casey@schaufler-ca.com>]

On 7/7/2021 3:14 AM, Austin Kim wrote:
> 2021년 6월 29일 (화) 오후 10:41, Austin Kim <austindh.kim@gmail.com>님이 작성:
>> From: Austin Kim <austin.kim@lge.com>
>>
>> Mark 'smack_enabled' as __initdata
>> since it is only used during initialization code.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Austin Kim <austin.kim@lge.com>

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