doc: fix LSM ordering description for /sys/kernel/security/lsm
The LSM usage document states that the capability module will always
be first in /sys/kernel/security/lsm, followed by any "minor" modules
and then the one "major" module.
This does not match the current LSM infrastructure:
- When CONFIG_SECURITY_LOCKDOWN_LSM_EARLY is enabled, lockdown is
initialized as an early LSM, before all other modules including
capability, and appears first in the list.
- The integrity modules (e.g. IMA and EVM) register with
LSM_ORDER_LAST and are always placed at the end of the list,
regardless of the position of the major module.
- The relative order of the remaining modules is not fixed by the
framework; it follows CONFIG_LSM or the "lsm=" kernel command
line parameter.
Rewrite the paragraph to describe the actual ordering: lockdown
first when early lockdown is enabled, capability otherwise,
integrity modules at the end, and the remaining modules in the
configured order.
Signed-off-by: Lincoln Wallace <locnnil0@gmail.com>
[PM: subject tweak]
Signed-off-by: Paul Moore <paul@paul-moore.com>
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