On 14/10/2020 20:52, Mickaël Salaün wrote: > > On 14/10/2020 20:07, James Morris wrote: >> On Thu, 8 Oct 2020, Mickaël Salaün wrote: >> >>> +config ARCH_EPHEMERAL_STATES >>> + def_bool n >>> + help >>> + An arch should select this symbol if it does not keep an internal >>> kernel >>> + state for kernel objects such as inodes, but instead relies on >>> something >>> + else (e.g. the host kernel for an UML kernel). >>> + >> >> This is used to disable Landlock for UML, correct? > > Yes > >> I wonder if it could be >> more specific: "ephemeral states" is a very broad term. >> >> How about something like ARCH_OWN_INODES ? > > Sounds good. We may need add new ones (e.g. for network socket, UID, > etc.) in the future though. >
Because UML is the exception here, it would be more convenient to keep the inverted semantic. What about ARCH_NO_OWN_INODES or ARCH_EPHEMERAL_INODES?
