Commit bc2a8f418e ("libselinux: add selinux_status_* interfaces for
/selinux/status") introduced the sestatus mechanism, which allows for
mmap()'ing of the kernel status page as a replacement for avc_netlink.
The mechanism was initially intended for userspace object managers that
were calculating access decisions within their application and did not
rely on the libselinux AVC implementation. In order to properly make use
of sestatus within avc_has_perm(), the status mechanism needs to
properly set avc internals during status events; else, avc_enforcing is
never updated upon sestatus changes.
This commit gets rid of the default avc_netlink_open() in
avc_init_internal(), replacing it with selinux_status_open(). In the
event that the kernel status page cannot be mapped, the netlink fallback
will be used. By default, avc_has_perm_noaudit() and
selinux_check_access() will now attempt to read the kernel status page,
which removes a system call from two critical code paths.
Since the AVC thread create/stop callbacks were intended to avoid a
system call in the critical code path, they no longer need to be created
by default. In the event that the kernel status page is successfully
mapped, threads will not be created. Threads will still be
created/stopped for the sestatus fallback codepaths.
Userspace object managers that still need a netlink socket can call
avc_netlink_acquire_fd() to open and/or obtain one.
Update the manpage to reflect the new avc_netlink_acquire_fd()
functionality.
Signed-off-by: Mike Palmiotto <mike.palmiotto@crunchydata.com>
Acked-by: Stephen Smalley <stephen.smalley.work@gmail.com>
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