fanotify: permissions and blocking
This is the backend work needed for fanotify to support the new
FS_OPEN_PERM and FS_ACCESS_PERM fsnotify events. This is done using the
new fsnotify secondary queue. No userspace interface is provided actually
respond to or request these events.
Signed-off-by: Eric Paris <eparis@redhat.com>
diff --git a/fs/notify/fanotify/Kconfig b/fs/notify/fanotify/Kconfig
index 668e5df..566de30 100644
--- a/fs/notify/fanotify/Kconfig
+++ b/fs/notify/fanotify/Kconfig
@@ -10,3 +10,17 @@
the event.
If unsure, say Y.
+
+config FANOTIFY_ACCESS_PERMISSIONS
+ bool "fanotify permissions checking"
+ depends on FANOTIFY
+ depends on SECURITY
+ default n
+ ---help---
+ Say Y here is you want fanotify listeners to be able to make permissions
+ decisions concerning filesystem events. This is used by some fanotify
+ listeners which need to scan files before allowing the system access to
+ use those files. This is used by some anti-malware vendors and by some
+ hierarchical storage managent systems.
+
+ If unsure, say N.