include/linux/key-type.h
Source file repositories/reference/linux-study-clean/include/linux/key-type.h
File Facts
- System
- Linux kernel
- Corpus path
include/linux/key-type.h- Extension
.h- Size
- 6799 bytes
- Lines
- 198
- Domain
- Core OS
- Bucket
- Core Kernel Interface
- Inferred role
- Core OS: implementation source
- Status
- source implementation candidate
Why This File Exists
Core operating-system implementation surface: boot, tasks, memory, VFS, syscall-facing interfaces, synchronization, credentials, and isolation.
- Core operating-system implementation surface: boot, tasks, memory, VFS, syscall-facing interfaces, synchronization, credentials, and isolation.
- Defines or uses C structs; map object ownership, embedded links, reference counts, and lock ownership.
Dependency Surface
linux/key.hlinux/errno.h
Detected Declarations
struct kernel_pkey_querystruct kernel_pkey_paramsstruct key_preparsed_payloadstruct key_match_datastruct key_typefunction key_negate_and_link
Annotated Snippet
struct key_preparsed_payload {
const char *orig_description; /* Actual or proposed description (maybe NULL) */
char *description; /* Proposed key description (or NULL) */
union key_payload payload; /* Proposed payload */
const void *data; /* Raw data */
size_t datalen; /* Raw datalen */
size_t quotalen; /* Quota length for proposed payload */
time64_t expiry; /* Expiry time of key */
} __randomize_layout;
typedef int (*request_key_actor_t)(struct key *auth_key, void *aux);
/*
* Preparsed matching criterion.
*/
struct key_match_data {
/* Comparison function, defaults to exact description match, but can be
* overridden by type->match_preparse(). Should return true if a match
* is found and false if not.
*/
bool (*cmp)(const struct key *key,
const struct key_match_data *match_data);
const void *raw_data; /* Raw match data */
void *preparsed; /* For ->match_preparse() to stash stuff */
unsigned lookup_type; /* Type of lookup for this search. */
#define KEYRING_SEARCH_LOOKUP_DIRECT 0x0000 /* Direct lookup by description. */
#define KEYRING_SEARCH_LOOKUP_ITERATE 0x0001 /* Iterative search. */
};
/*
* kernel managed key type definition
*/
struct key_type {
/* name of the type */
const char *name;
/* default payload length for quota precalculation (optional)
* - this can be used instead of calling key_payload_reserve(), that
* function only needs to be called if the real datalen is different
*/
size_t def_datalen;
unsigned int flags;
#define KEY_TYPE_NET_DOMAIN 0x00000001 /* Keys of this type have a net namespace domain */
#define KEY_TYPE_INSTANT_REAP 0x00000002 /* Keys of this type don't have a delay after expiring */
/* vet a description */
int (*vet_description)(const char *description);
/* Preparse the data blob from userspace that is to be the payload,
* generating a proposed description and payload that will be handed to
* the instantiate() and update() ops.
*/
int (*preparse)(struct key_preparsed_payload *prep);
/* Free a preparse data structure.
*/
void (*free_preparse)(struct key_preparsed_payload *prep);
/* instantiate a key of this type
* - this method should call key_payload_reserve() to determine if the
* user's quota will hold the payload
*/
int (*instantiate)(struct key *key, struct key_preparsed_payload *prep);
/* update a key of this type (optional)
* - this method should call key_payload_reserve() to recalculate the
* quota consumption
* - the key must be locked against read when modifying
*/
int (*update)(struct key *key, struct key_preparsed_payload *prep);
/* Preparse the data supplied to ->match() (optional). The
* data to be preparsed can be found in match_data->raw_data.
* The lookup type can also be set by this function.
*/
int (*match_preparse)(struct key_match_data *match_data);
/*
* Free preparsed match data (optional). This should be supplied if
* ->match_preparse() is supplied.
*/
void (*match_free)(struct key_match_data *match_data);
/*
* Clear some of the data from a key on revocation (optional).
* - the key's semaphore will be write-locked by the caller
*/
void (*revoke)(struct key *key);
Annotation
- Immediate include surface: `linux/key.h`, `linux/errno.h`.
- Detected declarations: `struct kernel_pkey_query`, `struct kernel_pkey_params`, `struct key_preparsed_payload`, `struct key_match_data`, `struct key_type`, `function key_negate_and_link`.
- Atlas domain: Core OS / Core Kernel Interface.
- Implementation status: source implementation candidate.
Implementation Notes
- This generated page is the file-by-file coverage layer; curated subsystem chapters should link here when they synthesize a multi-file control flow.
- Core OS pages should be promoted from atlas-only to deep-reviewed when they explain data structures, invariants, locking, lifecycle, and C implementation snippets.
- Driver-family pages are intentionally pattern-oriented unless they are part of the selected PCIe/NVMe representative device path.