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[v1,01/11] landlock: Define access_mask_t to enforce a consistent access mask size

Message ID 20220221212522.320243-2-mic@digikod.net (mailing list archive)
State New, archived
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Series Landlock: file linking and renaming support | expand

Commit Message

Mickaël Salaün Feb. 21, 2022, 9:25 p.m. UTC
From: Mickaël Salaün <mic@linux.microsoft.com>

Create and use the access_mask_t typedef to enforce a consistent access
mask size and uniformly use a 16-bits type.  This will helps transition
to a 32-bits value one day.

Add a build check to make sure all (filesystem) access rights fit in.
This will be extended with a following commit.

Signed-off-by: Mickaël Salaün <mic@linux.microsoft.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220221212522.320243-2-mic@digikod.net
---
 security/landlock/fs.c      | 19 ++++++++++---------
 security/landlock/fs.h      |  2 +-
 security/landlock/limits.h  |  2 ++
 security/landlock/ruleset.c |  6 ++++--
 security/landlock/ruleset.h | 17 +++++++++++++----
 5 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

Comments

Paul Moore March 17, 2022, 1:26 a.m. UTC | #1
On Mon, Feb 21, 2022 at 4:15 PM Mickaël Salaün <mic@digikod.net> wrote:
>
> From: Mickaël Salaün <mic@linux.microsoft.com>
>
> Create and use the access_mask_t typedef to enforce a consistent access
> mask size and uniformly use a 16-bits type.  This will helps transition
> to a 32-bits value one day.
>
> Add a build check to make sure all (filesystem) access rights fit in.
> This will be extended with a following commit.
>
> Signed-off-by: Mickaël Salaün <mic@linux.microsoft.com>
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220221212522.320243-2-mic@digikod.net
> ---
>  security/landlock/fs.c      | 19 ++++++++++---------
>  security/landlock/fs.h      |  2 +-
>  security/landlock/limits.h  |  2 ++
>  security/landlock/ruleset.c |  6 ++++--
>  security/landlock/ruleset.h | 17 +++++++++++++----
>  5 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/security/landlock/fs.c b/security/landlock/fs.c
> index 97b8e421f617..9de2a460a762 100644
> --- a/security/landlock/fs.c
> +++ b/security/landlock/fs.c
> @@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ static struct landlock_object *get_inode_object(struct inode *const inode)
>   * @path: Should have been checked by get_path_from_fd().
>   */
>  int landlock_append_fs_rule(struct landlock_ruleset *const ruleset,
> -               const struct path *const path, u32 access_rights)
> +               const struct path *const path, access_mask_t access_rights)
>  {
>         int err;
>         struct landlock_object *object;
> @@ -182,8 +182,8 @@ int landlock_append_fs_rule(struct landlock_ruleset *const ruleset,
>
>  static inline u64 unmask_layers(
>                 const struct landlock_ruleset *const domain,
> -               const struct path *const path, const u32 access_request,
> -               u64 layer_mask)
> +               const struct path *const path,
> +               const access_mask_t access_request, u64 layer_mask)
>  {
>         const struct landlock_rule *rule;
>         const struct inode *inode;
> @@ -223,7 +223,8 @@ static inline u64 unmask_layers(
>  }
>
>  static int check_access_path(const struct landlock_ruleset *const domain,
> -               const struct path *const path, u32 access_request)
> +               const struct path *const path,
> +               const access_mask_t access_request)
>  {
>         bool allowed = false;
>         struct path walker_path;
> @@ -308,7 +309,7 @@ static int check_access_path(const struct landlock_ruleset *const domain,
>  }
>
>  static inline int current_check_access_path(const struct path *const path,
> -               const u32 access_request)
> +               const access_mask_t access_request)
>  {
>         const struct landlock_ruleset *const dom =
>                 landlock_get_current_domain();
> @@ -511,7 +512,7 @@ static int hook_sb_pivotroot(const struct path *const old_path,
>
>  /* Path hooks */
>
> -static inline u32 get_mode_access(const umode_t mode)
> +static inline access_mask_t get_mode_access(const umode_t mode)
>  {
>         switch (mode & S_IFMT) {
>         case S_IFLNK:
> @@ -563,7 +564,7 @@ static int hook_path_link(struct dentry *const old_dentry,
>                         get_mode_access(d_backing_inode(old_dentry)->i_mode));
>  }
>
> -static inline u32 maybe_remove(const struct dentry *const dentry)
> +static inline access_mask_t maybe_remove(const struct dentry *const dentry)
>  {
>         if (d_is_negative(dentry))
>                 return 0;
> @@ -631,9 +632,9 @@ static int hook_path_rmdir(const struct path *const dir,
>
>  /* File hooks */
>
> -static inline u32 get_file_access(const struct file *const file)
> +static inline access_mask_t get_file_access(const struct file *const file)
>  {
> -       u32 access = 0;
> +       access_mask_t access = 0;
>
>         if (file->f_mode & FMODE_READ) {
>                 /* A directory can only be opened in read mode. */
> diff --git a/security/landlock/fs.h b/security/landlock/fs.h
> index 187284b421c9..74be312aad96 100644
> --- a/security/landlock/fs.h
> +++ b/security/landlock/fs.h
> @@ -65,6 +65,6 @@ static inline struct landlock_superblock_security *landlock_superblock(
>  __init void landlock_add_fs_hooks(void);
>
>  int landlock_append_fs_rule(struct landlock_ruleset *const ruleset,
> -               const struct path *const path, u32 access_hierarchy);
> +               const struct path *const path, access_mask_t access_hierarchy);
>
>  #endif /* _SECURITY_LANDLOCK_FS_H */
> diff --git a/security/landlock/limits.h b/security/landlock/limits.h
> index 2a0a1095ee27..458d1de32ed5 100644
> --- a/security/landlock/limits.h
> +++ b/security/landlock/limits.h
> @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
>  #ifndef _SECURITY_LANDLOCK_LIMITS_H
>  #define _SECURITY_LANDLOCK_LIMITS_H
>
> +#include <linux/bitops.h>
>  #include <linux/limits.h>
>  #include <uapi/linux/landlock.h>
>
> @@ -17,5 +18,6 @@
>
>  #define LANDLOCK_LAST_ACCESS_FS                LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_MAKE_SYM
>  #define LANDLOCK_MASK_ACCESS_FS                ((LANDLOCK_LAST_ACCESS_FS << 1) - 1)
> +#define LANDLOCK_NUM_ACCESS_FS         __const_hweight64(LANDLOCK_MASK_ACCESS_FS)

The line above, and the static_assert() in ruleset.h are clever.  I'll
admit I didn't even know the hweightX() macros existed until looking
at this code :)

However, the LANDLOCK_NUM_ACCESS_FS is never really going to be used
outside the static_assert() in ruleset.h is it?  I wonder if it would
be better to skip the extra macro and rewrite the static_assert like
this:

static_assert(BITS_PER_TYPE(access_mask_t) >=
__const_hweight64(LANDLOCK_MASK_ACCESS_FS));

If not, I might suggest changing LANDLOCK_NUM_ACCESS_FS to
LANDLOCK_BITS_ACCESS_FS or something similar.


> diff --git a/security/landlock/ruleset.h b/security/landlock/ruleset.h
> index 2d3ed7ec5a0a..7e7cac68e443 100644
> --- a/security/landlock/ruleset.h
> +++ b/security/landlock/ruleset.h
> @@ -9,13 +9,20 @@
>  #ifndef _SECURITY_LANDLOCK_RULESET_H
>  #define _SECURITY_LANDLOCK_RULESET_H
>
> +#include <linux/bitops.h>
> +#include <linux/build_bug.h>
>  #include <linux/mutex.h>
>  #include <linux/rbtree.h>
>  #include <linux/refcount.h>
>  #include <linux/workqueue.h>
>
> +#include "limits.h"
>  #include "object.h"
>
> +typedef u16 access_mask_t;
> +/* Makes sure all filesystem access rights can be stored. */
> +static_assert(BITS_PER_TYPE(access_mask_t) >= LANDLOCK_NUM_ACCESS_FS);

--
paul-moore.com
Mickaël Salaün March 17, 2022, 8:36 a.m. UTC | #2
On 17/03/2022 02:26, Paul Moore wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 21, 2022 at 4:15 PM Mickaël Salaün <mic@digikod.net> wrote:
>>
>> From: Mickaël Salaün <mic@linux.microsoft.com>
>>
>> Create and use the access_mask_t typedef to enforce a consistent access
>> mask size and uniformly use a 16-bits type.  This will helps transition
>> to a 32-bits value one day.
>>
>> Add a build check to make sure all (filesystem) access rights fit in.
>> This will be extended with a following commit.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Mickaël Salaün <mic@linux.microsoft.com>
>> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220221212522.320243-2-mic@digikod.net
>> ---
>>   security/landlock/fs.c      | 19 ++++++++++---------
>>   security/landlock/fs.h      |  2 +-
>>   security/landlock/limits.h  |  2 ++
>>   security/landlock/ruleset.c |  6 ++++--
>>   security/landlock/ruleset.h | 17 +++++++++++++----
>>   5 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/security/landlock/fs.c b/security/landlock/fs.c
>> index 97b8e421f617..9de2a460a762 100644
>> --- a/security/landlock/fs.c
>> +++ b/security/landlock/fs.c
>> @@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ static struct landlock_object *get_inode_object(struct inode *const inode)
>>    * @path: Should have been checked by get_path_from_fd().
>>    */
>>   int landlock_append_fs_rule(struct landlock_ruleset *const ruleset,
>> -               const struct path *const path, u32 access_rights)
>> +               const struct path *const path, access_mask_t access_rights)
>>   {
>>          int err;
>>          struct landlock_object *object;
>> @@ -182,8 +182,8 @@ int landlock_append_fs_rule(struct landlock_ruleset *const ruleset,
>>
>>   static inline u64 unmask_layers(
>>                  const struct landlock_ruleset *const domain,
>> -               const struct path *const path, const u32 access_request,
>> -               u64 layer_mask)
>> +               const struct path *const path,
>> +               const access_mask_t access_request, u64 layer_mask)
>>   {
>>          const struct landlock_rule *rule;
>>          const struct inode *inode;
>> @@ -223,7 +223,8 @@ static inline u64 unmask_layers(
>>   }
>>
>>   static int check_access_path(const struct landlock_ruleset *const domain,
>> -               const struct path *const path, u32 access_request)
>> +               const struct path *const path,
>> +               const access_mask_t access_request)
>>   {
>>          bool allowed = false;
>>          struct path walker_path;
>> @@ -308,7 +309,7 @@ static int check_access_path(const struct landlock_ruleset *const domain,
>>   }
>>
>>   static inline int current_check_access_path(const struct path *const path,
>> -               const u32 access_request)
>> +               const access_mask_t access_request)
>>   {
>>          const struct landlock_ruleset *const dom =
>>                  landlock_get_current_domain();
>> @@ -511,7 +512,7 @@ static int hook_sb_pivotroot(const struct path *const old_path,
>>
>>   /* Path hooks */
>>
>> -static inline u32 get_mode_access(const umode_t mode)
>> +static inline access_mask_t get_mode_access(const umode_t mode)
>>   {
>>          switch (mode & S_IFMT) {
>>          case S_IFLNK:
>> @@ -563,7 +564,7 @@ static int hook_path_link(struct dentry *const old_dentry,
>>                          get_mode_access(d_backing_inode(old_dentry)->i_mode));
>>   }
>>
>> -static inline u32 maybe_remove(const struct dentry *const dentry)
>> +static inline access_mask_t maybe_remove(const struct dentry *const dentry)
>>   {
>>          if (d_is_negative(dentry))
>>                  return 0;
>> @@ -631,9 +632,9 @@ static int hook_path_rmdir(const struct path *const dir,
>>
>>   /* File hooks */
>>
>> -static inline u32 get_file_access(const struct file *const file)
>> +static inline access_mask_t get_file_access(const struct file *const file)
>>   {
>> -       u32 access = 0;
>> +       access_mask_t access = 0;
>>
>>          if (file->f_mode & FMODE_READ) {
>>                  /* A directory can only be opened in read mode. */
>> diff --git a/security/landlock/fs.h b/security/landlock/fs.h
>> index 187284b421c9..74be312aad96 100644
>> --- a/security/landlock/fs.h
>> +++ b/security/landlock/fs.h
>> @@ -65,6 +65,6 @@ static inline struct landlock_superblock_security *landlock_superblock(
>>   __init void landlock_add_fs_hooks(void);
>>
>>   int landlock_append_fs_rule(struct landlock_ruleset *const ruleset,
>> -               const struct path *const path, u32 access_hierarchy);
>> +               const struct path *const path, access_mask_t access_hierarchy);
>>
>>   #endif /* _SECURITY_LANDLOCK_FS_H */
>> diff --git a/security/landlock/limits.h b/security/landlock/limits.h
>> index 2a0a1095ee27..458d1de32ed5 100644
>> --- a/security/landlock/limits.h
>> +++ b/security/landlock/limits.h
>> @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
>>   #ifndef _SECURITY_LANDLOCK_LIMITS_H
>>   #define _SECURITY_LANDLOCK_LIMITS_H
>>
>> +#include <linux/bitops.h>
>>   #include <linux/limits.h>
>>   #include <uapi/linux/landlock.h>
>>
>> @@ -17,5 +18,6 @@
>>
>>   #define LANDLOCK_LAST_ACCESS_FS                LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_MAKE_SYM
>>   #define LANDLOCK_MASK_ACCESS_FS                ((LANDLOCK_LAST_ACCESS_FS << 1) - 1)
>> +#define LANDLOCK_NUM_ACCESS_FS         __const_hweight64(LANDLOCK_MASK_ACCESS_FS)
> 
> The line above, and the static_assert() in ruleset.h are clever.  I'll
> admit I didn't even know the hweightX() macros existed until looking
> at this code :)
> 
> However, the LANDLOCK_NUM_ACCESS_FS is never really going to be used
> outside the static_assert() in ruleset.h is it?  I wonder if it would
> be better to skip the extra macro and rewrite the static_assert like
> this:
> 
> static_assert(BITS_PER_TYPE(access_mask_t) >=
> __const_hweight64(LANDLOCK_MASK_ACCESS_FS));
> 
> If not, I might suggest changing LANDLOCK_NUM_ACCESS_FS to
> LANDLOCK_BITS_ACCESS_FS or something similar.

I declared LANDLOCK_NUM_ACCESS_FS in this patch to be able to have the 
static_assert() here and ease the review, but LANDLOCK_NUM_ACCESS_FS is 
really used in patch 6/11 to define an array size: 
get_handled_acceses(), init_layer_masks(), is_superset(), 
check_access_path_dual()…


> 
> 
>> diff --git a/security/landlock/ruleset.h b/security/landlock/ruleset.h
>> index 2d3ed7ec5a0a..7e7cac68e443 100644
>> --- a/security/landlock/ruleset.h
>> +++ b/security/landlock/ruleset.h
>> @@ -9,13 +9,20 @@
>>   #ifndef _SECURITY_LANDLOCK_RULESET_H
>>   #define _SECURITY_LANDLOCK_RULESET_H
>>
>> +#include <linux/bitops.h>
>> +#include <linux/build_bug.h>
>>   #include <linux/mutex.h>
>>   #include <linux/rbtree.h>
>>   #include <linux/refcount.h>
>>   #include <linux/workqueue.h>
>>
>> +#include "limits.h"
>>   #include "object.h"
>>
>> +typedef u16 access_mask_t;
>> +/* Makes sure all filesystem access rights can be stored. */
>> +static_assert(BITS_PER_TYPE(access_mask_t) >= LANDLOCK_NUM_ACCESS_FS);
> 
> --
> paul-moore.com
Paul Moore March 17, 2022, 9:31 p.m. UTC | #3
On Thu, Mar 17, 2022 at 4:35 AM Mickaël Salaün <mic@digikod.net> wrote:
> On 17/03/2022 02:26, Paul Moore wrote:
> > On Mon, Feb 21, 2022 at 4:15 PM Mickaël Salaün <mic@digikod.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> From: Mickaël Salaün <mic@linux.microsoft.com>
> >>
> >> Create and use the access_mask_t typedef to enforce a consistent access
> >> mask size and uniformly use a 16-bits type.  This will helps transition
> >> to a 32-bits value one day.
> >>
> >> Add a build check to make sure all (filesystem) access rights fit in.
> >> This will be extended with a following commit.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Mickaël Salaün <mic@linux.microsoft.com>
> >> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220221212522.320243-2-mic@digikod.net
> >> ---
> >>   security/landlock/fs.c      | 19 ++++++++++---------
> >>   security/landlock/fs.h      |  2 +-
> >>   security/landlock/limits.h  |  2 ++
> >>   security/landlock/ruleset.c |  6 ++++--
> >>   security/landlock/ruleset.h | 17 +++++++++++++----
> >>   5 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

...

> >> diff --git a/security/landlock/limits.h b/security/landlock/limits.h
> >> index 2a0a1095ee27..458d1de32ed5 100644
> >> --- a/security/landlock/limits.h
> >> +++ b/security/landlock/limits.h
> >> @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
> >>   #ifndef _SECURITY_LANDLOCK_LIMITS_H
> >>   #define _SECURITY_LANDLOCK_LIMITS_H
> >>
> >> +#include <linux/bitops.h>
> >>   #include <linux/limits.h>
> >>   #include <uapi/linux/landlock.h>
> >>
> >> @@ -17,5 +18,6 @@
> >>
> >>   #define LANDLOCK_LAST_ACCESS_FS                LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_MAKE_SYM
> >>   #define LANDLOCK_MASK_ACCESS_FS                ((LANDLOCK_LAST_ACCESS_FS << 1) - 1)
> >> +#define LANDLOCK_NUM_ACCESS_FS         __const_hweight64(LANDLOCK_MASK_ACCESS_FS)
> >
> > The line above, and the static_assert() in ruleset.h are clever.  I'll
> > admit I didn't even know the hweightX() macros existed until looking
> > at this code :)
> >
> > However, the LANDLOCK_NUM_ACCESS_FS is never really going to be used
> > outside the static_assert() in ruleset.h is it?  I wonder if it would
> > be better to skip the extra macro and rewrite the static_assert like
> > this:
> >
> > static_assert(BITS_PER_TYPE(access_mask_t) >=
> > __const_hweight64(LANDLOCK_MASK_ACCESS_FS));
> >
> > If not, I might suggest changing LANDLOCK_NUM_ACCESS_FS to
> > LANDLOCK_BITS_ACCESS_FS or something similar.
>
> I declared LANDLOCK_NUM_ACCESS_FS in this patch to be able to have the
> static_assert() here and ease the review, but LANDLOCK_NUM_ACCESS_FS is
> really used in patch 6/11 to define an array size:
> get_handled_acceses(), init_layer_masks(), is_superset(),
> check_access_path_dual()…

I wrote my comments as I was working my way through the patchset and
didn't think to go back and check this when I hit patch 6/11 :)

Looks good to me, sorry for the noise.

Reviewed-by: Paul Moore <paul@paul-moore.com>
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Patch

diff --git a/security/landlock/fs.c b/security/landlock/fs.c
index 97b8e421f617..9de2a460a762 100644
--- a/security/landlock/fs.c
+++ b/security/landlock/fs.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@  static struct landlock_object *get_inode_object(struct inode *const inode)
  * @path: Should have been checked by get_path_from_fd().
  */
 int landlock_append_fs_rule(struct landlock_ruleset *const ruleset,
-		const struct path *const path, u32 access_rights)
+		const struct path *const path, access_mask_t access_rights)
 {
 	int err;
 	struct landlock_object *object;
@@ -182,8 +182,8 @@  int landlock_append_fs_rule(struct landlock_ruleset *const ruleset,
 
 static inline u64 unmask_layers(
 		const struct landlock_ruleset *const domain,
-		const struct path *const path, const u32 access_request,
-		u64 layer_mask)
+		const struct path *const path,
+		const access_mask_t access_request, u64 layer_mask)
 {
 	const struct landlock_rule *rule;
 	const struct inode *inode;
@@ -223,7 +223,8 @@  static inline u64 unmask_layers(
 }
 
 static int check_access_path(const struct landlock_ruleset *const domain,
-		const struct path *const path, u32 access_request)
+		const struct path *const path,
+		const access_mask_t access_request)
 {
 	bool allowed = false;
 	struct path walker_path;
@@ -308,7 +309,7 @@  static int check_access_path(const struct landlock_ruleset *const domain,
 }
 
 static inline int current_check_access_path(const struct path *const path,
-		const u32 access_request)
+		const access_mask_t access_request)
 {
 	const struct landlock_ruleset *const dom =
 		landlock_get_current_domain();
@@ -511,7 +512,7 @@  static int hook_sb_pivotroot(const struct path *const old_path,
 
 /* Path hooks */
 
-static inline u32 get_mode_access(const umode_t mode)
+static inline access_mask_t get_mode_access(const umode_t mode)
 {
 	switch (mode & S_IFMT) {
 	case S_IFLNK:
@@ -563,7 +564,7 @@  static int hook_path_link(struct dentry *const old_dentry,
 			get_mode_access(d_backing_inode(old_dentry)->i_mode));
 }
 
-static inline u32 maybe_remove(const struct dentry *const dentry)
+static inline access_mask_t maybe_remove(const struct dentry *const dentry)
 {
 	if (d_is_negative(dentry))
 		return 0;
@@ -631,9 +632,9 @@  static int hook_path_rmdir(const struct path *const dir,
 
 /* File hooks */
 
-static inline u32 get_file_access(const struct file *const file)
+static inline access_mask_t get_file_access(const struct file *const file)
 {
-	u32 access = 0;
+	access_mask_t access = 0;
 
 	if (file->f_mode & FMODE_READ) {
 		/* A directory can only be opened in read mode. */
diff --git a/security/landlock/fs.h b/security/landlock/fs.h
index 187284b421c9..74be312aad96 100644
--- a/security/landlock/fs.h
+++ b/security/landlock/fs.h
@@ -65,6 +65,6 @@  static inline struct landlock_superblock_security *landlock_superblock(
 __init void landlock_add_fs_hooks(void);
 
 int landlock_append_fs_rule(struct landlock_ruleset *const ruleset,
-		const struct path *const path, u32 access_hierarchy);
+		const struct path *const path, access_mask_t access_hierarchy);
 
 #endif /* _SECURITY_LANDLOCK_FS_H */
diff --git a/security/landlock/limits.h b/security/landlock/limits.h
index 2a0a1095ee27..458d1de32ed5 100644
--- a/security/landlock/limits.h
+++ b/security/landlock/limits.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ 
 #ifndef _SECURITY_LANDLOCK_LIMITS_H
 #define _SECURITY_LANDLOCK_LIMITS_H
 
+#include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/limits.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/landlock.h>
 
@@ -17,5 +18,6 @@ 
 
 #define LANDLOCK_LAST_ACCESS_FS		LANDLOCK_ACCESS_FS_MAKE_SYM
 #define LANDLOCK_MASK_ACCESS_FS		((LANDLOCK_LAST_ACCESS_FS << 1) - 1)
+#define LANDLOCK_NUM_ACCESS_FS		__const_hweight64(LANDLOCK_MASK_ACCESS_FS)
 
 #endif /* _SECURITY_LANDLOCK_LIMITS_H */
diff --git a/security/landlock/ruleset.c b/security/landlock/ruleset.c
index ec72b9262bf3..4e7aa8024fff 100644
--- a/security/landlock/ruleset.c
+++ b/security/landlock/ruleset.c
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@  static struct landlock_ruleset *create_ruleset(const u32 num_layers)
 	return new_ruleset;
 }
 
-struct landlock_ruleset *landlock_create_ruleset(const u32 fs_access_mask)
+struct landlock_ruleset *landlock_create_ruleset(
+		const access_mask_t fs_access_mask)
 {
 	struct landlock_ruleset *new_ruleset;
 
@@ -228,7 +229,8 @@  static void build_check_layer(void)
 
 /* @ruleset must be locked by the caller. */
 int landlock_insert_rule(struct landlock_ruleset *const ruleset,
-		struct landlock_object *const object, const u32 access)
+		struct landlock_object *const object,
+		const access_mask_t access)
 {
 	struct landlock_layer layers[] = {{
 		.access = access,
diff --git a/security/landlock/ruleset.h b/security/landlock/ruleset.h
index 2d3ed7ec5a0a..7e7cac68e443 100644
--- a/security/landlock/ruleset.h
+++ b/security/landlock/ruleset.h
@@ -9,13 +9,20 @@ 
 #ifndef _SECURITY_LANDLOCK_RULESET_H
 #define _SECURITY_LANDLOCK_RULESET_H
 
+#include <linux/bitops.h>
+#include <linux/build_bug.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/rbtree.h>
 #include <linux/refcount.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 
+#include "limits.h"
 #include "object.h"
 
+typedef u16 access_mask_t;
+/* Makes sure all filesystem access rights can be stored. */
+static_assert(BITS_PER_TYPE(access_mask_t) >= LANDLOCK_NUM_ACCESS_FS);
+
 /**
  * struct landlock_layer - Access rights for a given layer
  */
@@ -28,7 +35,7 @@  struct landlock_layer {
 	 * @access: Bitfield of allowed actions on the kernel object.  They are
 	 * relative to the object type (e.g. %LANDLOCK_ACTION_FS_READ).
 	 */
-	u16 access;
+	access_mask_t access;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -135,18 +142,20 @@  struct landlock_ruleset {
 			 * layers are set once and never changed for the
 			 * lifetime of the ruleset.
 			 */
-			u16 fs_access_masks[];
+			access_mask_t fs_access_masks[];
 		};
 	};
 };
 
-struct landlock_ruleset *landlock_create_ruleset(const u32 fs_access_mask);
+struct landlock_ruleset *landlock_create_ruleset(
+		const access_mask_t fs_access_mask);
 
 void landlock_put_ruleset(struct landlock_ruleset *const ruleset);
 void landlock_put_ruleset_deferred(struct landlock_ruleset *const ruleset);
 
 int landlock_insert_rule(struct landlock_ruleset *const ruleset,
-		struct landlock_object *const object, const u32 access);
+		struct landlock_object *const object,
+		const access_mask_t access);
 
 struct landlock_ruleset *landlock_merge_ruleset(
 		struct landlock_ruleset *const parent,