diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima.h b/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
index 38043074ce5e..8875085db689 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ static inline void ima_process_queued_keys(void) {}
 int ima_get_action(struct inode *inode, const struct cred *cred, u32 secid,
 		   int mask, enum ima_hooks func, int *pcr,
 		   struct ima_template_desc **template_desc,
-		   const char *keyring);
+		   const char *func_data);
 int ima_must_measure(struct inode *inode, int mask, enum ima_hooks func);
 int ima_collect_measurement(struct integrity_iint_cache *iint,
 			    struct file *file, void *buf, loff_t size,
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ void ima_store_measurement(struct integrity_iint_cache *iint, struct file *file,
 			   struct ima_template_desc *template_desc);
 void process_buffer_measurement(struct inode *inode, const void *buf, int size,
 				const char *eventname, enum ima_hooks func,
-				int pcr, const char *keyring);
+				int pcr, const char *func_data);
 void ima_audit_measurement(struct integrity_iint_cache *iint,
 			   const unsigned char *filename);
 int ima_alloc_init_template(struct ima_event_data *event_data,
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ const char *ima_d_path(const struct path *path, char **pathbuf, char *filename);
 int ima_match_policy(struct inode *inode, const struct cred *cred, u32 secid,
 		     enum ima_hooks func, int mask, int flags, int *pcr,
 		     struct ima_template_desc **template_desc,
-		     const char *keyring);
+		     const char *func_data);
 void ima_init_policy(void);
 void ima_update_policy(void);
 void ima_update_policy_flag(void);
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c
index 4f39fb93f278..af218babd198 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ void ima_add_violation(struct file *file, const unsigned char *filename,
  * @func: caller identifier
  * @pcr: pointer filled in if matched measure policy sets pcr=
  * @template_desc: pointer filled in if matched measure policy sets template=
- * @keyring: keyring name used to determine the action
+ * @func_data: private data specific to @func, can be NULL.
  *
  * The policy is defined in terms of keypairs:
  *		subj=, obj=, type=, func=, mask=, fsmagic=
@@ -186,14 +186,14 @@ void ima_add_violation(struct file *file, const unsigned char *filename,
 int ima_get_action(struct inode *inode, const struct cred *cred, u32 secid,
 		   int mask, enum ima_hooks func, int *pcr,
 		   struct ima_template_desc **template_desc,
-		   const char *keyring)
+		   const char *func_data)
 {
 	int flags = IMA_MEASURE | IMA_AUDIT | IMA_APPRAISE | IMA_HASH;
 
 	flags &= ima_policy_flag;
 
 	return ima_match_policy(inode, cred, secid, func, mask, flags, pcr,
-				template_desc, keyring);
+				template_desc, func_data);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
index 8a91711ca79b..c870fd6d2f83 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
@@ -732,13 +732,13 @@ int ima_load_data(enum kernel_load_data_id id)
  * @eventname: event name to be used for the buffer entry.
  * @func: IMA hook
  * @pcr: pcr to extend the measurement
- * @keyring: keyring name to determine the action to be performed
+ * @func_data: private data specific to @func, can be NULL.
  *
  * Based on policy, the buffer is measured into the ima log.
  */
 void process_buffer_measurement(struct inode *inode, const void *buf, int size,
 				const char *eventname, enum ima_hooks func,
-				int pcr, const char *keyring)
+				int pcr, const char *func_data)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	const char *audit_cause = "ENOMEM";
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ void process_buffer_measurement(struct inode *inode, const void *buf, int size,
 	if (func) {
 		security_task_getsecid(current, &secid);
 		action = ima_get_action(inode, current_cred(), secid, 0, func,
-					&pcr, &template, keyring);
+					&pcr, &template, func_data);
 		if (!(action & IMA_MEASURE))
 			return;
 	}
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
index fe1df373c113..31a772d8a86b 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
@@ -451,15 +451,19 @@ int ima_lsm_policy_change(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long event,
 }
 
 /**
- * ima_match_keyring - determine whether the keyring matches the measure rule
- * @rule: a pointer to a rule
- * @keyring: name of the keyring to match against the measure rule
+ * ima_match_rule_data - determine whether the given func_data matches
+ *			 the measure rule data
+ * @rule: IMA policy rule
+ * @opt_list: rule data to match func_data against
+ * @func_data: data to match against the measure rule data
  * @cred: a pointer to a credentials structure for user validation
  *
- * Returns true if keyring matches one in the rule, false otherwise.
+ * Returns true if func_data matches one in the rule, false otherwise.
  */
-static bool ima_match_keyring(struct ima_rule_entry *rule,
-			      const char *keyring, const struct cred *cred)
+static bool ima_match_rule_data(struct ima_rule_entry *rule,
+				const struct ima_rule_opt_list *opt_list,
+				const char *func_data,
+				const struct cred *cred)
 {
 	bool matched = false;
 	size_t i;
@@ -467,14 +471,14 @@ static bool ima_match_keyring(struct ima_rule_entry *rule,
 	if ((rule->flags & IMA_UID) && !rule->uid_op(cred->uid, rule->uid))
 		return false;
 
-	if (!rule->keyrings)
+	if (!opt_list)
 		return true;
 
-	if (!keyring)
+	if (!func_data)
 		return false;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < rule->keyrings->count; i++) {
-		if (!strcmp(rule->keyrings->items[i], keyring)) {
+	for (i = 0; i < opt_list->count; i++) {
+		if (!strcmp(opt_list->items[i], func_data)) {
 			matched = true;
 			break;
 		}
@@ -491,20 +495,21 @@ static bool ima_match_keyring(struct ima_rule_entry *rule,
  * @secid: the secid of the task to be validated
  * @func: LIM hook identifier
  * @mask: requested action (MAY_READ | MAY_WRITE | MAY_APPEND | MAY_EXEC)
- * @keyring: keyring name to check in policy for KEY_CHECK func
+ * @func_data: private data specific to @func, can be NULL.
  *
  * Returns true on rule match, false on failure.
  */
 static bool ima_match_rules(struct ima_rule_entry *rule, struct inode *inode,
 			    const struct cred *cred, u32 secid,
 			    enum ima_hooks func, int mask,
-			    const char *keyring)
+			    const char *func_data)
 {
 	int i;
 
 	if (func == KEY_CHECK) {
 		return (rule->flags & IMA_FUNC) && (rule->func == func) &&
-		       ima_match_keyring(rule, keyring, cred);
+		       ima_match_rule_data(rule, rule->keyrings, func_data,
+					   cred);
 	}
 	if ((rule->flags & IMA_FUNC) &&
 	    (rule->func != func && func != POST_SETATTR))
@@ -608,8 +613,7 @@ static int get_subaction(struct ima_rule_entry *rule, enum ima_hooks func)
  * @mask: requested action (MAY_READ | MAY_WRITE | MAY_APPEND | MAY_EXEC)
  * @pcr: set the pcr to extend
  * @template_desc: the template that should be used for this rule
- * @keyring: the keyring name, if given, to be used to check in the policy.
- *           keyring can be NULL if func is anything other than KEY_CHECK.
+ * @func_data: private data specific to @func, can be NULL.
  *
  * Measure decision based on func/mask/fsmagic and LSM(subj/obj/type)
  * conditions.
@@ -621,7 +625,7 @@ static int get_subaction(struct ima_rule_entry *rule, enum ima_hooks func)
 int ima_match_policy(struct inode *inode, const struct cred *cred, u32 secid,
 		     enum ima_hooks func, int mask, int flags, int *pcr,
 		     struct ima_template_desc **template_desc,
-		     const char *keyring)
+		     const char *func_data)
 {
 	struct ima_rule_entry *entry;
 	int action = 0, actmask = flags | (flags << 1);
@@ -636,7 +640,7 @@ int ima_match_policy(struct inode *inode, const struct cred *cred, u32 secid,
 			continue;
 
 		if (!ima_match_rules(entry, inode, cred, secid, func, mask,
-				     keyring))
+				     func_data))
 			continue;
 
 		action |= entry->flags & IMA_ACTION_FLAGS;
