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diff --git a/Documentation/security/keys/core.rst b/Documentation/security/keys/core.rst index 9367d0fe4a02..cdc42ccc12e4 100644 --- a/Documentation/security/keys/core.rst +++ b/Documentation/security/keys/core.rst @@ -1030,6 +1030,63 @@ The keyctl syscall functions are: written into the output buffer. Verification returns 0 on success. + * Watch a key or keyring for changes:: + + long keyctl(KEYCTL_WATCH_KEY, key_serial_t key, int queue_fd, + const struct watch_notification_filter *filter); + + This will set or remove a watch for changes on the specified key or + keyring. + + "key" is the ID of the key to be watched. + + "queue_fd" is a file descriptor referring to an open "/dev/watch_queue" + which manages the buffer into which notifications will be delivered. + + "filter" is either NULL to remove a watch or a filter specification to + indicate what events are required from the key. + + See Documentation/watch_queue.rst for more information. + + Note that only one watch may be emplaced for any particular { key, + queue_fd } combination. + + Notification records look like:: + + struct key_notification { + struct watch_notification watch; + __u32 key_id; + __u32 aux; + }; + + In this, watch::type will be "WATCH_TYPE_KEY_NOTIFY" and subtype will be + one of:: + + NOTIFY_KEY_INSTANTIATED + NOTIFY_KEY_UPDATED + NOTIFY_KEY_LINKED + NOTIFY_KEY_UNLINKED + NOTIFY_KEY_CLEARED + NOTIFY_KEY_REVOKED + NOTIFY_KEY_INVALIDATED + NOTIFY_KEY_SETATTR + + Where these indicate a key being instantiated/rejected, updated, a link + being made in a keyring, a link being removed from a keyring, a keyring + being cleared, a key being revoked, a key being invalidated or a key + having one of its attributes changed (user, group, perm, timeout, + restriction). + + If a watched key is deleted, a basic watch_notification will be issued + with "type" set to WATCH_TYPE_META and "subtype" set to + watch_meta_removal_notification. The watchpoint ID will be set in the + "info" field. + + This needs to be configured by enabling: + + "Provide key/keyring change notifications" (KEY_NOTIFICATIONS) + + Kernel Services =============== |