From 0102c8c7fdfc4bd700971daff2b94470f4eafae4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dapeng Mi Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:52:33 +0800 Subject: perf/x86/intel: Rename DMR offcore_rsp attribute to offmodule_rsp DMR introduces Offmodule Response events in place of the legacy Offcore Response events, but it still exposes the inherited offcore_rsp PMU attribute for programming the corresponding MSR data. Rename the DMR PMU attribute to offmodule_rsp so the sysfs interface matches the underlying event name and avoids user & tooling confusion. Signed-off-by: Dapeng Mi Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260917015234.981153-12-dapeng1.mi@linux.intel.com --- Documentation/admin-guide/LSM/LoadPin.rst | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Documentation/admin-guide/LSM/LoadPin.rst (limited to 'Documentation/admin-guide/LSM/LoadPin.rst') diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/LSM/LoadPin.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/LSM/LoadPin.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..dd3ca68b5 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/LSM/LoadPin.rst @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +======= +LoadPin +======= + +LoadPin is a Linux Security Module that ensures all kernel-loaded files +(modules, firmware, etc) all originate from the same filesystem, with +the expectation that such a filesystem is backed by a read-only device +such as dm-verity or CDROM. This allows systems that have a verified +and/or unchangeable filesystem to enforce module and firmware loading +restrictions without needing to sign the files individually. + +The LSM is selectable at build-time with ``CONFIG_SECURITY_LOADPIN``, and +can be controlled at boot-time with the kernel command line option +"``loadpin.enforce``". By default, it is enabled, but can be disabled at +boot ("``loadpin.enforce=0``"). + +LoadPin starts pinning when it sees the first file loaded. If the +block device backing the filesystem is not read-only, a sysctl is +created to toggle pinning: ``/proc/sys/kernel/loadpin/enabled``. (Having +a mutable filesystem means pinning is mutable too, but having the +sysctl allows for easy testing on systems with a mutable filesystem.) + +It's also possible to exclude specific file types from LoadPin using kernel +command line option "``loadpin.exclude``". By default, all files are +included, but they can be excluded using kernel command line option such +as "``loadpin.exclude=kernel-module,kexec-image``". This allows to use +different mechanisms such as ``CONFIG_MODULE_SIG`` and +``CONFIG_KEXEC_VERIFY_SIG`` to verify kernel module and kernel image while +still use LoadPin to protect the integrity of other files kernel loads. The +full list of valid file types can be found in ``kernel_read_file_str`` +defined in ``include/linux/kernel_read_file.h``. -- cgit v1.3.1