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While we have a lsm_fill_user_ctx() helper function designed to make life easier for LSMs which return lsm_ctx structs to userspace, we didn't include all of the buffer length safety checks and buffer padding adjustments in the helper. This led to code duplication across the different LSMs and the possibility for mistakes across the different LSM subsystems. In order to reduce code duplication and decrease the chances of silly mistakes, we're consolidating all of this code into the lsm_fill_user_ctx() helper. The buffer padding is also modified from a fixed 8-byte alignment to an alignment that matches the word length of the machine (BITS_PER_LONG / 8). Signed-off-by: Paul Moore <paul@paul-moore.com>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.