diff --git a/drivers/android/binder.c b/drivers/android/binder.c
index 144ac4f1c24f..89e574be34cc 100644
--- a/drivers/android/binder.c
+++ b/drivers/android/binder.c
@@ -2876,6 +2876,7 @@ static void binder_transaction(struct binder_proc *proc,
 	int t_debug_id = atomic_inc_return(&binder_last_id);
 	char *secctx = NULL;
 	u32 secctx_sz = 0;
+	struct lsmcontext scaff; /* scaffolding */
 
 	e = binder_transaction_log_add(&binder_transaction_log);
 	e->debug_id = t_debug_id;
@@ -3158,7 +3159,8 @@ static void binder_transaction(struct binder_proc *proc,
 		binder_alloc_copy_to_buffer(&target_proc->alloc,
 					    t->buffer, buf_offset,
 					    secctx, secctx_sz);
-		security_release_secctx(secctx, secctx_sz);
+		lsmcontext_init(&scaff, secctx, secctx_sz, 0);
+		security_release_secctx(&scaff);
 		secctx = NULL;
 	}
 	t->buffer->debug_id = t->debug_id;
@@ -3479,8 +3481,10 @@ static void binder_transaction(struct binder_proc *proc,
 	t->buffer->transaction = NULL;
 	binder_alloc_free_buf(&target_proc->alloc, t->buffer);
 err_binder_alloc_buf_failed:
-	if (secctx)
-		security_release_secctx(secctx, secctx_sz);
+	if (secctx) {
+		lsmcontext_init(&scaff, secctx, secctx_sz, 0);
+		security_release_secctx(&scaff);
+	}
 err_get_secctx_failed:
 	kfree(tcomplete);
 	binder_stats_deleted(BINDER_STAT_TRANSACTION_COMPLETE);
diff --git a/fs/kernfs/dir.c b/fs/kernfs/dir.c
index b84d635567d3..c8362b6d556e 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/kernfs/dir.c
@@ -532,9 +532,13 @@ void kernfs_put(struct kernfs_node *kn)
 	kfree_const(kn->name);
 
 	if (kn->iattr) {
-		if (kn->iattr->ia_secdata)
-			security_release_secctx(kn->iattr->ia_secdata,
-						kn->iattr->ia_secdata_len);
+		struct lsmcontext scaff; /* scaffolding */
+
+		if (kn->iattr->ia_secdata) {
+			lsmcontext_init(&scaff, kn->iattr->ia_secdata,
+					kn->iattr->ia_secdata_len, 0);
+			security_release_secctx(&scaff);
+		}
 		simple_xattrs_free(&kn->iattr->xattrs);
 		kmem_cache_free(kernfs_iattrs_cache, kn->iattr);
 	}
diff --git a/fs/kernfs/inode.c b/fs/kernfs/inode.c
index 0c1fd945ce42..02cde9dac5ee 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/kernfs/inode.c
@@ -349,6 +349,7 @@ static int kernfs_security_xattr_set(const struct xattr_handler *handler,
 {
 	struct kernfs_node *kn = inode->i_private;
 	struct kernfs_iattrs *attrs;
+	struct lsmcontext context;
 	void *secdata;
 	u32 secdata_len = 0;
 	int error;
@@ -368,8 +369,10 @@ static int kernfs_security_xattr_set(const struct xattr_handler *handler,
 	error = kernfs_node_setsecdata(attrs, &secdata, &secdata_len);
 	mutex_unlock(&kernfs_mutex);
 
-	if (secdata)
-		security_release_secctx(secdata, secdata_len);
+	if (secdata) {
+		lsmcontext_init(&context, secdata, secdata_len, 0);
+		security_release_secctx(&context);
+	}
 	return error;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
index 4dbb0ee23432..af1c0db29c39 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c
@@ -131,8 +131,12 @@ nfs4_label_init_security(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,
 static inline void
 nfs4_label_release_security(struct nfs4_label *label)
 {
-	if (label)
-		security_release_secctx(label->label, label->len);
+	struct lsmcontext scaff; /* scaffolding */
+
+	if (label) {
+		lsmcontext_init(&scaff, label->label, label->len, 0);
+		security_release_secctx(&scaff);
+	}
 }
 static inline u32 *nfs4_bitmask(struct nfs_server *server, struct nfs4_label *label)
 {
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
index 3de42a729093..bb3db033e144 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4xdr.c
@@ -2420,6 +2420,7 @@ nfsd4_encode_fattr(struct xdr_stream *xdr, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 	__be32 status;
 	int err;
 	struct nfs4_acl *acl = NULL;
+	struct lsmcontext scaff; /* scaffolding */
 	void *context = NULL;
 	int contextlen;
 	bool contextsupport = false;
@@ -2919,8 +2920,10 @@ nfsd4_encode_fattr(struct xdr_stream *xdr, struct svc_fh *fhp,
 
 out:
 #ifdef CONFIG_NFSD_V4_SECURITY_LABEL
-	if (context)
-		security_release_secctx(context, contextlen);
+	if (context) {
+		lsmcontext_init(&scaff, context, contextlen, 0); /*scaffolding*/
+		security_release_secctx(&scaff);
+	}
 #endif /* CONFIG_NFSD_V4_SECURITY_LABEL */
 	kfree(acl);
 	if (tempfh) {
diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
index d310fa3942ce..046012a7255f 100644
--- a/include/linux/security.h
+++ b/include/linux/security.h
@@ -76,6 +76,41 @@ enum lsm_event {
 	LSM_POLICY_CHANGE,
 };
 
+/*
+ * A "security context" is the text representation of
+ * the information used by LSMs.
+ * This structure contains the string, its length, and which LSM
+ * it is useful for.
+ */
+struct lsmcontext {
+	char	*context;	/* Provided by the module */
+	u32	len;
+	int	slot;		/* Identifies the module */
+};
+
+/**
+ * lsmcontext_init - initialize an lsmcontext structure.
+ * @cp: Pointer to the context to initialize
+ * @context: Initial context, or NULL
+ * @size: Size of context, or 0
+ * @slot: Which LSM provided the context
+ *
+ * Fill in the lsmcontext from the provided information.
+ * This is a scaffolding function that will be removed when
+ * lsmcontext integration is complete.
+ */
+static inline void lsmcontext_init(struct lsmcontext *cp, char *context,
+				   u32 size, int slot)
+{
+	cp->slot = slot;
+	cp->context = context;
+
+	if (context == NULL || size == 0)
+		cp->len = 0;
+	else
+		cp->len = strlen(context);
+}
+
 /*
  * Data exported by the security modules
  *
@@ -449,7 +484,7 @@ int security_ismaclabel(const char *name);
 int security_secid_to_secctx(struct lsmblob *blob, char **secdata, u32 *seclen);
 int security_secctx_to_secid(const char *secdata, u32 seclen,
 			     struct lsmblob *blob);
-void security_release_secctx(char *secdata, u32 seclen);
+void security_release_secctx(struct lsmcontext *cp);
 
 void security_inode_invalidate_secctx(struct inode *inode);
 int security_inode_notifysecctx(struct inode *inode, void *ctx, u32 ctxlen);
@@ -1240,7 +1275,7 @@ static inline int security_secctx_to_secid(const char *secdata,
 	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 }
 
-static inline void security_release_secctx(char *secdata, u32 seclen)
+static inline void security_release_secctx(struct lsmcontext *cp)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/include/net/scm.h b/include/net/scm.h
index 31ae605fcc0a..30ba801c91bd 100644
--- a/include/net/scm.h
+++ b/include/net/scm.h
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ static __inline__ int scm_send(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
 #ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_NETWORK
 static inline void scm_passec(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, struct scm_cookie *scm)
 {
+	struct lsmcontext context;
 	char *secdata;
 	u32 seclen;
 	int err;
@@ -102,7 +103,9 @@ static inline void scm_passec(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, struct sc
 
 		if (!err) {
 			put_cmsg(msg, SOL_SOCKET, SCM_SECURITY, seclen, secdata);
-			security_release_secctx(secdata, seclen);
+			/*scaffolding*/
+			lsmcontext_init(&context, secdata, seclen, 0);
+			security_release_secctx(&context);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
index 1b51e907f131..f844a2a642e6 100644
--- a/kernel/audit.c
+++ b/kernel/audit.c
@@ -1193,6 +1193,7 @@ static int audit_receive_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 	struct audit_sig_info   *sig_data;
 	char			*ctx = NULL;
 	u32			len;
+	struct lsmcontext	scaff; /* scaffolding */
 
 	err = audit_netlink_ok(skb, msg_type);
 	if (err)
@@ -1437,15 +1438,18 @@ static int audit_receive_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 		}
 		sig_data = kmalloc(sizeof(*sig_data) + len, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!sig_data) {
-			if (lsmblob_is_set(&audit_sig_lsm))
-				security_release_secctx(ctx, len);
+			if (lsmblob_is_set(&audit_sig_lsm)) {
+				lsmcontext_init(&scaff, ctx, len, 0);
+				security_release_secctx(&scaff);
+			}
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
 		sig_data->uid = from_kuid(&init_user_ns, audit_sig_uid);
 		sig_data->pid = audit_sig_pid;
 		if (lsmblob_is_set(&audit_sig_lsm)) {
 			memcpy(sig_data->ctx, ctx, len);
-			security_release_secctx(ctx, len);
+			lsmcontext_init(&scaff, ctx, len, 0);
+			security_release_secctx(&scaff);
 		}
 		audit_send_reply(skb, seq, AUDIT_SIGNAL_INFO, 0, 0,
 				 sig_data, sizeof(*sig_data) + len);
@@ -2074,6 +2078,7 @@ int audit_log_task_context(struct audit_buffer *ab)
 	unsigned len;
 	int error;
 	struct lsmblob blob;
+	struct lsmcontext scaff; /* scaffolding */
 
 	security_task_getsecid(current, &blob);
 	if (!lsmblob_is_set(&blob))
@@ -2087,7 +2092,8 @@ int audit_log_task_context(struct audit_buffer *ab)
 	}
 
 	audit_log_format(ab, " subj=%s", ctx);
-	security_release_secctx(ctx, len);
+	lsmcontext_init(&scaff, ctx, len, 0);
+	security_release_secctx(&scaff);
 	return 0;
 
 error_path:
diff --git a/kernel/auditsc.c b/kernel/auditsc.c
index c7aa39bda5cc..9fab0e7d90c3 100644
--- a/kernel/auditsc.c
+++ b/kernel/auditsc.c
@@ -943,6 +943,7 @@ static int audit_log_pid_context(struct audit_context *context, pid_t pid,
 				 struct lsmblob *blob, char *comm)
 {
 	struct audit_buffer *ab;
+	struct lsmcontext lsmcxt;
 	char *ctx = NULL;
 	u32 len;
 	int rc = 0;
@@ -960,7 +961,8 @@ static int audit_log_pid_context(struct audit_context *context, pid_t pid,
 			rc = 1;
 		} else {
 			audit_log_format(ab, " obj=%s", ctx);
-			security_release_secctx(ctx, len);
+			lsmcontext_init(&lsmcxt, ctx, len, 0); /*scaffolding*/
+			security_release_secctx(&lsmcxt);
 		}
 	}
 	audit_log_format(ab, " ocomm=");
@@ -1172,6 +1174,7 @@ static void audit_log_fcaps(struct audit_buffer *ab, struct audit_names *name)
 
 static void show_special(struct audit_context *context, int *call_panic)
 {
+	struct lsmcontext lsmcxt;
 	struct audit_buffer *ab;
 	int i;
 
@@ -1205,7 +1208,8 @@ static void show_special(struct audit_context *context, int *call_panic)
 				*call_panic = 1;
 			} else {
 				audit_log_format(ab, " obj=%s", ctx);
-				security_release_secctx(ctx, len);
+				lsmcontext_init(&lsmcxt, ctx, len, 0);
+				security_release_secctx(&lsmcxt);
 			}
 		}
 		if (context->ipc.has_perm) {
@@ -1352,6 +1356,7 @@ static void audit_log_name(struct audit_context *context, struct audit_names *n,
 		char *ctx = NULL;
 		u32 len;
 		struct lsmblob blob;
+		struct lsmcontext lsmcxt;
 
 		lsmblob_init(&blob, n->osid);
 		if (security_secid_to_secctx(&blob, &ctx, &len)) {
@@ -1360,7 +1365,8 @@ static void audit_log_name(struct audit_context *context, struct audit_names *n,
 				*call_panic = 2;
 		} else {
 			audit_log_format(ab, " obj=%s", ctx);
-			security_release_secctx(ctx, len);
+			lsmcontext_init(&lsmcxt, ctx, len, 0); /* scaffolding */
+			security_release_secctx(&lsmcxt);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c b/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c
index e05f4ef68bd8..7834c357b60b 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ static void ip_cmsg_recv_checksum(struct msghdr *msg, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 static void ip_cmsg_recv_security(struct msghdr *msg, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
+	struct lsmcontext context;
 	struct lsmblob lb;
 	char *secdata;
 	u32 seclen;
@@ -144,7 +145,8 @@ static void ip_cmsg_recv_security(struct msghdr *msg, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		return;
 
 	put_cmsg(msg, SOL_IP, SCM_SECURITY, seclen, secdata);
-	security_release_secctx(secdata, seclen);
+	lsmcontext_init(&context, secdata, seclen, 0); /* scaffolding */
+	security_release_secctx(&context);
 }
 
 static void ip_cmsg_recv_dstaddr(struct msghdr *msg, struct sk_buff *skb)
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
index ca0968f13240..6954e6600583 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ static int ctnetlink_dump_secctx(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nf_conn *ct)
 	int len, ret;
 	char *secctx;
 	struct lsmblob blob;
+	struct lsmcontext context;
 
 	lsmblob_init(&blob, ct->secmark);
 	ret = security_secid_to_secctx(&blob, &secctx, &len);
@@ -348,7 +349,8 @@ static int ctnetlink_dump_secctx(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nf_conn *ct)
 
 	ret = 0;
 nla_put_failure:
-	security_release_secctx(secctx, len);
+	lsmcontext_init(&context, secctx, len, 0); /* scaffolding */
+	security_release_secctx(&context);
 	return ret;
 }
 #else
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_standalone.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_standalone.c
index c793103f3cd7..79158ad0486e 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_standalone.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_standalone.c
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ static void ct_show_secctx(struct seq_file *s, const struct nf_conn *ct)
 	u32 len;
 	char *secctx;
 	struct lsmblob blob;
+	struct lsmcontext context;
 
 	lsmblob_init(&blob, ct->secmark);
 	ret = security_secid_to_secctx(&blob, &secctx, &len);
@@ -184,7 +185,8 @@ static void ct_show_secctx(struct seq_file *s, const struct nf_conn *ct)
 
 	seq_printf(s, "secctx=%s ", secctx);
 
-	security_release_secctx(secctx, len);
+	lsmcontext_init(&context, secctx, len, 0); /* scaffolding */
+	security_release_secctx(&context);
 }
 #else
 static inline void ct_show_secctx(struct seq_file *s, const struct nf_conn *ct)
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c
index 59211bff90ab..fe8403ef4e89 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c
@@ -399,6 +399,7 @@ nfqnl_build_packet_message(struct net *net, struct nfqnl_instance *queue,
 	enum ip_conntrack_info uninitialized_var(ctinfo);
 	struct nfnl_ct_hook *nfnl_ct;
 	bool csum_verify;
+	struct lsmcontext scaff; /* scaffolding */
 	char *secdata = NULL;
 	u32 seclen = 0;
 
@@ -629,8 +630,10 @@ nfqnl_build_packet_message(struct net *net, struct nfqnl_instance *queue,
 	}
 
 	nlh->nlmsg_len = skb->len;
-	if (seclen)
-		security_release_secctx(secdata, seclen);
+	if (seclen) {
+		lsmcontext_init(&scaff, secdata, seclen, 0);
+		security_release_secctx(&scaff);
+	}
 	return skb;
 
 nla_put_failure:
@@ -638,8 +641,10 @@ nfqnl_build_packet_message(struct net *net, struct nfqnl_instance *queue,
 	kfree_skb(skb);
 	net_err_ratelimited("nf_queue: error creating packet message\n");
 nlmsg_failure:
-	if (seclen)
-		security_release_secctx(secdata, seclen);
+	if (seclen) {
+		lsmcontext_init(&scaff, secdata, seclen, 0);
+		security_release_secctx(&scaff);
+	}
 	return NULL;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c b/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c
index 2294aa9471e6..15b1945853be 100644
--- a/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c
+++ b/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c
@@ -387,6 +387,7 @@ int netlbl_unlhsh_add(struct net *net,
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	struct netlbl_unlhsh_iface *iface;
 	struct audit_buffer *audit_buf = NULL;
+	struct lsmcontext context;
 	char *secctx = NULL;
 	u32 secctx_len;
 	struct lsmblob blob;
@@ -457,7 +458,9 @@ int netlbl_unlhsh_add(struct net *net,
 					     &secctx,
 					     &secctx_len) == 0) {
 			audit_log_format(audit_buf, " sec_obj=%s", secctx);
-			security_release_secctx(secctx, secctx_len);
+			/* scaffolding */
+			lsmcontext_init(&context, secctx, secctx_len, 0);
+			security_release_secctx(&context);
 		}
 		audit_log_format(audit_buf, " res=%u", ret_val == 0 ? 1 : 0);
 		audit_log_end(audit_buf);
@@ -488,6 +491,7 @@ static int netlbl_unlhsh_remove_addr4(struct net *net,
 	struct netlbl_unlhsh_addr4 *entry;
 	struct audit_buffer *audit_buf;
 	struct net_device *dev;
+	struct lsmcontext context;
 	char *secctx;
 	u32 secctx_len;
 	struct lsmblob blob;
@@ -516,7 +520,9 @@ static int netlbl_unlhsh_remove_addr4(struct net *net,
 		    security_secid_to_secctx(&blob,
 					     &secctx, &secctx_len) == 0) {
 			audit_log_format(audit_buf, " sec_obj=%s", secctx);
-			security_release_secctx(secctx, secctx_len);
+			/* scaffolding */
+			lsmcontext_init(&context, secctx, secctx_len, 0);
+			security_release_secctx(&context);
 		}
 		audit_log_format(audit_buf, " res=%u", entry != NULL ? 1 : 0);
 		audit_log_end(audit_buf);
@@ -553,6 +559,7 @@ static int netlbl_unlhsh_remove_addr6(struct net *net,
 	struct netlbl_unlhsh_addr6 *entry;
 	struct audit_buffer *audit_buf;
 	struct net_device *dev;
+	struct lsmcontext context;
 	char *secctx;
 	u32 secctx_len;
 	struct lsmblob blob;
@@ -580,7 +587,8 @@ static int netlbl_unlhsh_remove_addr6(struct net *net,
 		    security_secid_to_secctx(&blob,
 					     &secctx, &secctx_len) == 0) {
 			audit_log_format(audit_buf, " sec_obj=%s", secctx);
-			security_release_secctx(secctx, secctx_len);
+			lsmcontext_init(&context, secctx, secctx_len, 0);
+			security_release_secctx(&context);
 		}
 		audit_log_format(audit_buf, " res=%u", entry != NULL ? 1 : 0);
 		audit_log_end(audit_buf);
@@ -1094,6 +1102,7 @@ static int netlbl_unlabel_staticlist_gen(u32 cmd,
 	int ret_val = -ENOMEM;
 	struct netlbl_unlhsh_walk_arg *cb_arg = arg;
 	struct net_device *dev;
+	struct lsmcontext context;
 	void *data;
 	u32 secid;
 	char *secctx;
@@ -1161,7 +1170,9 @@ static int netlbl_unlabel_staticlist_gen(u32 cmd,
 			  NLBL_UNLABEL_A_SECCTX,
 			  secctx_len,
 			  secctx);
-	security_release_secctx(secctx, secctx_len);
+	/* scaffolding */
+	lsmcontext_init(&context, secctx, secctx_len, 0);
+	security_release_secctx(&context);
 	if (ret_val != 0)
 		goto list_cb_failure;
 
diff --git a/net/netlabel/netlabel_user.c b/net/netlabel/netlabel_user.c
index 2ccc6567e2a2..94aea4985b74 100644
--- a/net/netlabel/netlabel_user.c
+++ b/net/netlabel/netlabel_user.c
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ struct audit_buffer *netlbl_audit_start_common(int type,
 					       struct netlbl_audit *audit_info)
 {
 	struct audit_buffer *audit_buf;
+	struct lsmcontext context;
 	char *secctx;
 	u32 secctx_len;
 	struct lsmblob blob;
@@ -117,7 +118,8 @@ struct audit_buffer *netlbl_audit_start_common(int type,
 	if (audit_info->secid != 0 &&
 	    security_secid_to_secctx(&blob, &secctx, &secctx_len) == 0) {
 		audit_log_format(audit_buf, " subj=%s", secctx);
-		security_release_secctx(secctx, secctx_len);
+		lsmcontext_init(&context, secctx, secctx_len, 0);/*scaffolding*/
+		security_release_secctx(&context);
 	}
 
 	return audit_buf;
diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index f3a293e6ef5a..f672a4de31b6 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -2116,17 +2116,23 @@ int security_secctx_to_secid(const char *secdata, u32 seclen,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(security_secctx_to_secid);
 
-void security_release_secctx(char *secdata, u32 seclen)
+void security_release_secctx(struct lsmcontext *cp)
 {
 	struct security_hook_list *hp;
-	int *display = current->security;
+	bool found = false;
 
 	hlist_for_each_entry(hp, &security_hook_heads.release_secctx, list)
-		if (*display == LSMBLOB_INVALID ||
-		    *display == hp->lsmid->slot) {
-			hp->hook.release_secctx(secdata, seclen);
-			return;
+		if (cp->slot == hp->lsmid->slot) {
+			hp->hook.release_secctx(cp->context, cp->len);
+			found = true;
+			break;
 		}
+
+	memset(cp, 0, sizeof(*cp));
+
+	if (!found)
+		pr_warn("%s context \"%s\" from slot %d not released\n",
+			__func__, cp->context, cp->slot);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(security_release_secctx);
 
diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
index 7a0ead4da479..472cb2097d36 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
+++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
@@ -4439,11 +4439,16 @@ static int smack_secctx_to_secid(const char *secdata, u32 seclen, u32 *secid)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/*
- * There used to be a smack_release_secctx hook
- * that did nothing back when hooks were in a vector.
- * Now that there's a list such a hook adds cost.
+/**
+ * smack_release_secctx - do everything necessary to free a context
+ * @secdata: Unused
+ * @seclen: Unused
+ *
+ * Do nothing but hold a slot in the hooks list.
  */
+static void smack_release_secctx(char *secdata, u32 seclen)
+{
+}
 
 static int smack_inode_notifysecctx(struct inode *inode, void *ctx, u32 ctxlen)
 {
@@ -4688,6 +4693,7 @@ static struct security_hook_list smack_hooks[] __lsm_ro_after_init = {
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(ismaclabel, smack_ismaclabel),
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(secid_to_secctx, smack_secid_to_secctx),
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(secctx_to_secid, smack_secctx_to_secid),
+	LSM_HOOK_INIT(release_secctx, smack_release_secctx),
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(inode_notifysecctx, smack_inode_notifysecctx),
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(inode_setsecctx, smack_inode_setsecctx),
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(inode_getsecctx, smack_inode_getsecctx),
