[RFC PATCH v3 00/11] KEYS: Sanitize the garbage collector
Jarkko Sakkinen
jarkko at kernel.org
Wed Nov 4 16:52:59 PST 2026
1. Replace key_type_dead retyping with module reference pinning so live
keys and restrictions keep their backing key_type module loaded until
key_gc_unused_keys() or keyring_destroy() completes.
2. Process serial-tree scans and graveyard destruction in fixed 64-key
chunks to a bound workqueue execution latency without hurting overall
throughput for a significant amount.
The first part has a user-space visible effect: rmmod returns -EBUSY while
keys or keyring restrictions still pin the backing module.
Internal key caches or transport state bottlenecks are addressed by either
clearing their private caches on last-client teardown or splitting key
types into dedicated provider modules.
CHANGES
=======
v3:
- Split dns_resolver and rxrpc key types into dedicated provider modules
(dns_resolver_key.ko and rxrpc_keys.ko) instead of client refcounting,
so cached or retained keys do not pin dns_resolver.ko or rxrpc.ko.
- Dropped the standalone nvme-keyring fix as it was picked up by the
subsystem maintainers.
- Hardened key_gc_flush() to serialize against chunked key_gc_work
continuations, and fixed a restriction module reference leak on failed
keyring instantiation.
v2:
- Used v1 as a test probe for Sashiko to detect the corner cases instead
of trying to resolve even the known ones beforehand.
- Converted the client subsystems to be compatible with the module
pinning semantics.
VERSIONS
========
- v2:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-integrity/20261103030226.2685251-1-jarkko@kernel.org/
Cc: keyrings at vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-afs at lists.infradead.org
Cc: linux-cifs at vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-integrity at vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel at vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-nfs at vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-s390 at vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-security-module at vger.kernel.org
Cc: netdev at vger.kernel.org
Cc: samba-technical at lists.samba.org
Cc: Alexander Gordeev <agordeev at linux.ibm.com>
Cc: Anna Schumaker <anna at kernel.org>
Cc: Bharath SM <bharathsm at microsoft.com>
Cc: Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger at linux.ibm.com>
Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem at davemloft.net>
Cc: Eric Biggers <ebiggers at kernel.org>
Cc: Eric Dumazet <edumazet at kernel.org>
Cc: Heiko Carstens <hca at linux.ibm.com>
Cc: Jakub Kicinski <kuba at kernel.org>
Cc: James Bottomley <James.Bottomley at HansenPartnership.com>
Cc: James Morris <jmorris at namei.org>
Cc: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko at kernel.org>
Cc: Marc Dionne <marc.dionne at auristor.com>
Cc: Mimi Zohar <zohar at linux.ibm.com>
Cc: Namjae Jeon <linkinjeon at kernel.org>
Cc: Paolo Abeni <pabeni at redhat.com>
Cc: Paul Moore <paul at paul-moore.com>
Cc: Paulo Alcantara <pc at manguebit.org>
Cc: Ronnie Sahlberg <ronniesahlberg at gmail.com>
Cc: "Serge E. Hallyn" <serge at hallyn.com>
Cc: Shyam Prasad N <sprasad at microsoft.com>
Cc: Simon Horman <horms at kernel.org>
Cc: Sumit Garg <sumit.garg at kernel.org>
Cc: Sven Schnelle <svens at linux.ibm.com>
Cc: Tom Talpey <tom at talpey.com>
Cc: Trond Myklebust <trondmy at kernel.org>
Cc: Vasily Gorbik <gor at linux.ibm.com>
Jarkko Sakkinen (11):
KEYS: Add key_gc_flush() for draining RCU callbacks
dns_resolver: Move the key type into a separate module
NFSv4: Clear idmap keyring cache when the last client unloads
smb: client: Clear idmap/SPNEGO caches when the last session is
unloaded
s390/cert_store: Start tracking subsystem keys
KEYS: trusted: TEE: Disable sysfs bind attributes
KEYS: trusted: TEE: Synchronize session lifetime
rxrpc: Move key types to their own module
KEYS: Pin the backing kernel module for a key type
KEYS: Remove key_type_dead
KEYS: key_garbage_collector(): process in chunks
arch/s390/kernel/cert_store.c | 161 +++++-------
fs/nfs/nfs4idmap.c | 21 ++
fs/smb/client/cifs_spnego.c | 6 +
fs/smb/client/cifsacl.c | 6 +
fs/smb/client/cifsproto.h | 8 +
fs/smb/client/misc.c | 19 +-
include/linux/key-type.h | 6 +-
include/linux/key.h | 2 +
net/Makefile | 4 +-
net/dns_resolver/Kconfig | 15 ++
net/dns_resolver/Makefile | 4 +-
net/dns_resolver/dns_key.c | 65 +----
net/dns_resolver/dns_query.c | 64 +++++
net/dns_resolver/internal.h | 5 -
net/rxrpc/Kconfig | 20 ++
net/rxrpc/Makefile | 7 +-
net/rxrpc/af_rxrpc.c | 19 +-
net/rxrpc/ar-internal.h | 25 +-
net/rxrpc/key.c | 122 +++------
net/rxrpc/rxgk.c | 66 -----
net/rxrpc/rxkad.c | 47 ----
net/rxrpc/security.c | 184 ++++++++++++++
net/rxrpc/server_key.c | 260 ++++++++++++--------
security/keys/gc.c | 287 ++++++++++------------
security/keys/internal.h | 7 +-
security/keys/key.c | 61 +++--
security/keys/keyring.c | 88 +++----
security/keys/trusted-keys/trusted_core.c | 15 +-
security/keys/trusted-keys/trusted_tee.c | 89 +++++--
29 files changed, 906 insertions(+), 777 deletions(-)
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2.47.3
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