Re: [PATCH 1/2] configfs: move CONFIGFS_MAGIC definition to magic.h

Breno Leitao <[email protected]>
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.linux-integrity,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel,org.kernel.vger.linux-security-module
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Tue, Aug 18, 2026 at 02:35:15PM -0500, Frederick Lawler wrote:
> IMA shouldn't measure or appraise configfs, but currently does because
> it's missing from the default exclusion policies. Move CONFIGFS_MAGIC to
> magic.h to expose the file system's magic to IMA, as well as other userland
> applications.
> 
> Suggested-by: Mimi Zohar <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Frederick Lawler <[email protected]>

Reviewed-by: Breno Leitao <[email protected]>

> +#define CONFIGFS_MAGIC		0x62656570	/* some random number */

0x62656570 is ASCII "beep", I didn't know that :-)
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