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[12/12] secilc/docs: Update the CIL documentation for various blocks

Message ID 20210330174003.281613-3-jwcart2@gmail.com (mailing list archive)
State Accepted
Headers show
Series Update checks for invalid rules in blocks | expand

Commit Message

James Carter March 30, 2021, 5:40 p.m. UTC
Update the documentation for macros, booleans, booleanifs, tunables,
tunableifs, blocks, blockabstracts, blockinherits, and optionals to
tell where these statements can be used and, for those that have
blocks, what statements are not allowed in them.

Signed-off-by: James Carter <jwcart2@gmail.com>
---
 secilc/docs/cil_call_macro_statements.md  |  2 ++
 secilc/docs/cil_conditional_statements.md |  6 +++++
 secilc/docs/cil_container_statements.md   | 28 +++++++++++++++--------
 3 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

Comments

Petr Lautrbach April 16, 2021, 12:54 p.m. UTC | #1
James Carter <jwcart2@gmail.com> writes:

> Update the documentation for macros, booleans, booleanifs, tunables,
> tunableifs, blocks, blockabstracts, blockinherits, and optionals to
> tell where these statements can be used and, for those that have
> blocks, what statements are not allowed in them.
>
> Signed-off-by: James Carter <jwcart2@gmail.com>
> ---
>  secilc/docs/cil_call_macro_statements.md  |  2 ++
>  secilc/docs/cil_conditional_statements.md |  6 +++++
>  secilc/docs/cil_container_statements.md   | 28 +++++++++++++++--------
>  3 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/secilc/docs/cil_call_macro_statements.md b/secilc/docs/cil_call_macro_statements.md
> index 332eb28f..352a9fb0 100644
> --- a/secilc/docs/cil_call_macro_statements.md
> +++ b/secilc/docs/cil_call_macro_statements.md
> @@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ When resolving macros the following places are checked in this order:
>  
>  -   Items defined in the global namespace
>  
> +[`tunable`](cil_conditional_statements.md#tunable), [`in`](cil_container_statements.md#in), [`block`](cil_container_statements.md#block), [`blockinherit`](cil_container_statements.md#blockinherit), [`blockabstract`](cil_container_statements.md#blockabstract), and other [`macro`](cil_call_macro_statements.md#macro) statements are not allowed in [`macro`](cil_call_macro_statements.md#macro) blocks.
> +
>  **Statement definition:**
>  
>  ```secil
> diff --git a/secilc/docs/cil_conditional_statements.md b/secilc/docs/cil_conditional_statements.md
> index a55a9b6c..d0c8e2ce 100644
> --- a/secilc/docs/cil_conditional_statements.md
> +++ b/secilc/docs/cil_conditional_statements.md
> @@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ boolean
>  
>  Declares a run time boolean as true or false in the current namespace. The [`booleanif`](cil_conditional_statements.md#booleanif) statement contains the CIL code that will be in the binary policy file.
>  
> +[`boolean`](cil_conditional_statements.md#boolean) are not allowed in [`booleanif`](cil_conditional_statements.md#booleanif) blocks.
> +
>  **Statement definition:**
>  
>  ```secil
> @@ -126,6 +128,8 @@ Tunables are similar to booleans, however they are used to manage areas of CIL s
>  
>  Note that tunables can be treated as booleans by the CIL compiler command line parameter `-P` or `--preserve-tunables` flags.
>  
> +Since [`tunableif`](cil_conditional_statements.md#tunableif) statements are resolved first, [`tunable`](cil_conditional_statements.md#tunable) statements are not allowed in [`in`](cil_container_statements.md#in), [`macro`](cil_call_macro_statements.md#macro), [`optional`](cil_container_statements.md#optional), and [`booleanif`](cil_conditional_statements.md#booleanif) blocks. To simplify processing, they are also not allowed in [`tunableif`](cil_conditional_statements.md#tunableif) blocks.
> +
>  **Statement definition:**
>  
>  ```secil
> @@ -164,6 +168,8 @@ tunableif
>  
>  Compile time conditional statement that may or may not add CIL statements to be compiled.
>  
> +If tunables are being treated as booleans (by using the CIL compiler command line parameter `-P` or `--preserve-tunables` flag), then only the statements allowed in a [`booleanif`](cil_conditional_statements.md#booleanif) block are allowed in a [`tunableif`](cil_conditional_statements.md#tunableif) block. Otherwise, [`tunable`](cil_conditional_statements.md#tunable) statements are not allowed in a [`tunableif`](cil_conditional_statements.md#tunableif) block.
> +
>  **Statement definition:**
>  
>  ```secil
> diff --git a/secilc/docs/cil_container_statements.md b/secilc/docs/cil_container_statements.md
> index 76e9da51..c75c2d7c 100644
> --- a/secilc/docs/cil_container_statements.md
> +++ b/secilc/docs/cil_container_statements.md
> @@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ Container Statements
>  block
>  -----
>  
> -Start a new namespace where any CIL statement is valid.
> +Start a new namespace.
> +
> +Not allowed in [`macro`](cil_call_macro_statements.md#macro) and [`optional`](cil_container_statements.md#optional) blocks.
>

FYI:

Applying: secilc/docs: Update the CIL documentation for various blocks
.../devel/github/SELinuxProject/selinux/master/.git/worktrees/patchwork/rebase-apply/patch:62: trailing whitespace.
Not allowed in [`macro`](cil_call_macro_statements.md#macro) and [`optional`](cil_container_statements.md#optional) blocks. 
warning: 1 line adds whitespace errors.





> +
> +[`sensitivity`](cil_mls_labeling_statements.md#sensitivity) and [`category`](cil_mls_labeling_statements.md#category) statements are not allowed in [`block`](cil_container_statements.md#block) blocks.
>  
>  **Statement definition:**
>  
> @@ -47,6 +51,8 @@ blockabstract
>  
>  Declares the namespace as a 'template' and does not generate code until instantiated by another namespace that has a [`blockinherit`](cil_container_statements.md#blockinherit) statement.
>  
> +Not allowed in [`macro`](cil_call_macro_statements.md#macro) and [`optional`](cil_container_statements.md#optional) blocks.
> +
>  **Statement definition:**
>  
>  ```secil
> @@ -97,6 +103,8 @@ blockinherit
>  
>  Used to add common policy rules to the current namespace via a template that has been defined with the [`blockabstract`](cil_container_statements.md#blockabstract) statement. All [`blockinherit`](cil_container_statements.md#blockinherit) statements are resolved first and then the contents of the block are copied. This is so that inherited blocks will not be inherited. For a concrete example, please see the examples section.
>  
> +Not allowed in [`macro`](cil_call_macro_statements.md#macro) blocks.
> +
>  **Statement definition:**
>  
>  ```secil
> @@ -199,15 +207,11 @@ This example contains a template `client_server` that is instantiated in two blo
>  optional
>  --------
>  
> -Declare an [`optional`](cil_container_statements.md#optional) namespace. All CIL statements in the optional block must be satisfied before instantiation in the binary policy. [`tunableif`](cil_conditional_statements.md#tunableif) and [`macro`](cil_call_macro_statements.md#macro) statements are not allowed in optional containers. The same restrictions apply to CIL policy statements within [`optional`](cil_container_statements.md#optional)'s that apply to kernel policy statements, i.e. only the policy statements shown in the following table are valid:
> +Declare an [`optional`](cil_container_statements.md#optional) namespace. All CIL statements in the optional block must be satisfied before instantiation in the binary policy.
>  
> -|                     |                |                    |                    |
> -| ------------------- | -------------- | ------------------ | ------------------ |
> -| [`allow`](cil_access_vector_rules.md#allow)             | [`allowx`](cil_access_vector_rules.md#allowx)       | [`auditallow`](cil_access_vector_rules.md#auditallow)       | [`auditallowx`](cil_access_vector_rules.md#auditallowx)      |
> -| [`booleanif`](cil_conditional_statements.md#booleanif)         | [`dontaudit`](cil_access_vector_rules.md#dontaudit)    | [`dontauditx`](cil_access_vector_rules.md#dontauditx)       | [`typepermissive`](cil_type_statements.md#typepermissive)   |
> -| [`rangetransition`](cil_mls_labeling_statements.md#rangetransition)   | [`role`](cil_role_statements.md#role)         | [`roleallow`](cil_role_statements.md#roleallow)        | [`roleattribute`](cil_role_statements.md#roleattribute)    |
> -| [`roletransition`](cil_role_statements.md#roletransition)    | [`type`](cil_type_statements.md#type)         | [`typealias`](cil_type_statements.md#typealias)        | [`typeattribute`](cil_type_statements.md#typeattribute)    |
> -| [`typechange`](cil_type_statements.md#typechange)        | [`typemember`](cil_type_statements.md#typemember)   | [`typetransition`](cil_type_statements.md#typetransition)   |                    |
> +Not allowed in [`booleanif`](cil_conditional_statements.md#booleanif) blocks.
> +
> +[`tunable`](cil_conditional_statements.md#tunable), [`in`](cil_container_statements.md#in), [`block`](cil_container_statements.md#block), [`blockabstract`](cil_container_statements.md#blockabstract), and [`macro`](cil_call_macro_statements.md#macro) statements are not allowed in [`optional`](cil_container_statements.md#optional) blocks.
>  
>  **Statement definition:**
>  
> @@ -266,7 +270,11 @@ This example will instantiate the optional block `ext_gateway.move_file` into po
>  in
>  --
>  
> -Allows the insertion of CIL statements into a named container ([`block`](cil_container_statements.md#block), [`optional`](cil_container_statements.md#optional) or [`macro`](cil_call_macro_statements.md#macro)). This statement is not allowed in [`booleanif`](cil_conditional_statements.md#booleanif) or [`tunableif`](cil_conditional_statements.md#tunableif) statements. This only works for containers that aren't inherited using [`blockinherit`](cil_conditional_statements.md#blockinherit).
> +Allows the insertion of CIL statements into a named container ([`block`](cil_container_statements.md#block), [`optional`](cil_container_statements.md#optional) or [`macro`](cil_call_macro_statements.md#macro)).
> +
> +Not allowed in [`macro`](cil_call_macro_statements.md#macro), [`booleanif`](cil_conditional_statements.md#booleanif), and other [`in`](cil_container_statements.md#in) blocks.
> +
> +[`tunable`](cil_conditional_statements.md#tunable) and [`in`](cil_container_statements.md#in) statements are not allowed in [`in`](cil_container_statements.md#in) blocks.
>  
>  **Statement definition:**
>  
> -- 
> 2.26.3
James Carter April 19, 2021, 3:30 p.m. UTC | #2
On Fri, Apr 16, 2021 at 8:54 AM Petr Lautrbach <plautrba@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> James Carter <jwcart2@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > Update the documentation for macros, booleans, booleanifs, tunables,
> > tunableifs, blocks, blockabstracts, blockinherits, and optionals to
> > tell where these statements can be used and, for those that have
> > blocks, what statements are not allowed in them.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: James Carter <jwcart2@gmail.com>
> > ---
> >  secilc/docs/cil_call_macro_statements.md  |  2 ++
> >  secilc/docs/cil_conditional_statements.md |  6 +++++
> >  secilc/docs/cil_container_statements.md   | 28 +++++++++++++++--------
> >  3 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/secilc/docs/cil_call_macro_statements.md b/secilc/docs/cil_call_macro_statements.md
> > index 332eb28f..352a9fb0 100644
> > --- a/secilc/docs/cil_call_macro_statements.md
> > +++ b/secilc/docs/cil_call_macro_statements.md
> > @@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ When resolving macros the following places are checked in this order:
> >
> >  -   Items defined in the global namespace
> >
> > +[`tunable`](cil_conditional_statements.md#tunable), [`in`](cil_container_statements.md#in), [`block`](cil_container_statements.md#block), [`blockinherit`](cil_container_statements.md#blockinherit), [`blockabstract`](cil_container_statements.md#blockabstract), and other [`macro`](cil_call_macro_statements.md#macro) statements are not allowed in [`macro`](cil_call_macro_statements.md#macro) blocks.
> > +
> >  **Statement definition:**
> >
> >  ```secil
> > diff --git a/secilc/docs/cil_conditional_statements.md b/secilc/docs/cil_conditional_statements.md
> > index a55a9b6c..d0c8e2ce 100644
> > --- a/secilc/docs/cil_conditional_statements.md
> > +++ b/secilc/docs/cil_conditional_statements.md
> > @@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ boolean
> >
> >  Declares a run time boolean as true or false in the current namespace. The [`booleanif`](cil_conditional_statements.md#booleanif) statement contains the CIL code that will be in the binary policy file.
> >
> > +[`boolean`](cil_conditional_statements.md#boolean) are not allowed in [`booleanif`](cil_conditional_statements.md#booleanif) blocks.
> > +
> >  **Statement definition:**
> >
> >  ```secil
> > @@ -126,6 +128,8 @@ Tunables are similar to booleans, however they are used to manage areas of CIL s
> >
> >  Note that tunables can be treated as booleans by the CIL compiler command line parameter `-P` or `--preserve-tunables` flags.
> >
> > +Since [`tunableif`](cil_conditional_statements.md#tunableif) statements are resolved first, [`tunable`](cil_conditional_statements.md#tunable) statements are not allowed in [`in`](cil_container_statements.md#in), [`macro`](cil_call_macro_statements.md#macro), [`optional`](cil_container_statements.md#optional), and [`booleanif`](cil_conditional_statements.md#booleanif) blocks. To simplify processing, they are also not allowed in [`tunableif`](cil_conditional_statements.md#tunableif) blocks.
> > +
> >  **Statement definition:**
> >
> >  ```secil
> > @@ -164,6 +168,8 @@ tunableif
> >
> >  Compile time conditional statement that may or may not add CIL statements to be compiled.
> >
> > +If tunables are being treated as booleans (by using the CIL compiler command line parameter `-P` or `--preserve-tunables` flag), then only the statements allowed in a [`booleanif`](cil_conditional_statements.md#booleanif) block are allowed in a [`tunableif`](cil_conditional_statements.md#tunableif) block. Otherwise, [`tunable`](cil_conditional_statements.md#tunable) statements are not allowed in a [`tunableif`](cil_conditional_statements.md#tunableif) block.
> > +
> >  **Statement definition:**
> >
> >  ```secil
> > diff --git a/secilc/docs/cil_container_statements.md b/secilc/docs/cil_container_statements.md
> > index 76e9da51..c75c2d7c 100644
> > --- a/secilc/docs/cil_container_statements.md
> > +++ b/secilc/docs/cil_container_statements.md
> > @@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ Container Statements
> >  block
> >  -----
> >
> > -Start a new namespace where any CIL statement is valid.
> > +Start a new namespace.
> > +
> > +Not allowed in [`macro`](cil_call_macro_statements.md#macro) and [`optional`](cil_container_statements.md#optional) blocks.
> >
>
> FYI:
>
> Applying: secilc/docs: Update the CIL documentation for various blocks
> .../devel/github/SELinuxProject/selinux/master/.git/worktrees/patchwork/rebase-apply/patch:62: trailing whitespace.
> Not allowed in [`macro`](cil_call_macro_statements.md#macro) and [`optional`](cil_container_statements.md#optional) blocks.
> warning: 1 line adds whitespace errors.
>
>
>

I'll fix this when I apply the patches.
Thanks,
Jim
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diff --git a/secilc/docs/cil_call_macro_statements.md b/secilc/docs/cil_call_macro_statements.md
index 332eb28f..352a9fb0 100644
--- a/secilc/docs/cil_call_macro_statements.md
+++ b/secilc/docs/cil_call_macro_statements.md
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@  When resolving macros the following places are checked in this order:
 
 -   Items defined in the global namespace
 
+[`tunable`](cil_conditional_statements.md#tunable), [`in`](cil_container_statements.md#in), [`block`](cil_container_statements.md#block), [`blockinherit`](cil_container_statements.md#blockinherit), [`blockabstract`](cil_container_statements.md#blockabstract), and other [`macro`](cil_call_macro_statements.md#macro) statements are not allowed in [`macro`](cil_call_macro_statements.md#macro) blocks.
+
 **Statement definition:**
 
 ```secil
diff --git a/secilc/docs/cil_conditional_statements.md b/secilc/docs/cil_conditional_statements.md
index a55a9b6c..d0c8e2ce 100644
--- a/secilc/docs/cil_conditional_statements.md
+++ b/secilc/docs/cil_conditional_statements.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@  boolean
 
 Declares a run time boolean as true or false in the current namespace. The [`booleanif`](cil_conditional_statements.md#booleanif) statement contains the CIL code that will be in the binary policy file.
 
+[`boolean`](cil_conditional_statements.md#boolean) are not allowed in [`booleanif`](cil_conditional_statements.md#booleanif) blocks.
+
 **Statement definition:**
 
 ```secil
@@ -126,6 +128,8 @@  Tunables are similar to booleans, however they are used to manage areas of CIL s
 
 Note that tunables can be treated as booleans by the CIL compiler command line parameter `-P` or `--preserve-tunables` flags.
 
+Since [`tunableif`](cil_conditional_statements.md#tunableif) statements are resolved first, [`tunable`](cil_conditional_statements.md#tunable) statements are not allowed in [`in`](cil_container_statements.md#in), [`macro`](cil_call_macro_statements.md#macro), [`optional`](cil_container_statements.md#optional), and [`booleanif`](cil_conditional_statements.md#booleanif) blocks. To simplify processing, they are also not allowed in [`tunableif`](cil_conditional_statements.md#tunableif) blocks.
+
 **Statement definition:**
 
 ```secil
@@ -164,6 +168,8 @@  tunableif
 
 Compile time conditional statement that may or may not add CIL statements to be compiled.
 
+If tunables are being treated as booleans (by using the CIL compiler command line parameter `-P` or `--preserve-tunables` flag), then only the statements allowed in a [`booleanif`](cil_conditional_statements.md#booleanif) block are allowed in a [`tunableif`](cil_conditional_statements.md#tunableif) block. Otherwise, [`tunable`](cil_conditional_statements.md#tunable) statements are not allowed in a [`tunableif`](cil_conditional_statements.md#tunableif) block.
+
 **Statement definition:**
 
 ```secil
diff --git a/secilc/docs/cil_container_statements.md b/secilc/docs/cil_container_statements.md
index 76e9da51..c75c2d7c 100644
--- a/secilc/docs/cil_container_statements.md
+++ b/secilc/docs/cil_container_statements.md
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@  Container Statements
 block
 -----
 
-Start a new namespace where any CIL statement is valid.
+Start a new namespace.
+
+Not allowed in [`macro`](cil_call_macro_statements.md#macro) and [`optional`](cil_container_statements.md#optional) blocks. 
+
+[`sensitivity`](cil_mls_labeling_statements.md#sensitivity) and [`category`](cil_mls_labeling_statements.md#category) statements are not allowed in [`block`](cil_container_statements.md#block) blocks.
 
 **Statement definition:**
 
@@ -47,6 +51,8 @@  blockabstract
 
 Declares the namespace as a 'template' and does not generate code until instantiated by another namespace that has a [`blockinherit`](cil_container_statements.md#blockinherit) statement.
 
+Not allowed in [`macro`](cil_call_macro_statements.md#macro) and [`optional`](cil_container_statements.md#optional) blocks.
+
 **Statement definition:**
 
 ```secil
@@ -97,6 +103,8 @@  blockinherit
 
 Used to add common policy rules to the current namespace via a template that has been defined with the [`blockabstract`](cil_container_statements.md#blockabstract) statement. All [`blockinherit`](cil_container_statements.md#blockinherit) statements are resolved first and then the contents of the block are copied. This is so that inherited blocks will not be inherited. For a concrete example, please see the examples section.
 
+Not allowed in [`macro`](cil_call_macro_statements.md#macro) blocks.
+
 **Statement definition:**
 
 ```secil
@@ -199,15 +207,11 @@  This example contains a template `client_server` that is instantiated in two blo
 optional
 --------
 
-Declare an [`optional`](cil_container_statements.md#optional) namespace. All CIL statements in the optional block must be satisfied before instantiation in the binary policy. [`tunableif`](cil_conditional_statements.md#tunableif) and [`macro`](cil_call_macro_statements.md#macro) statements are not allowed in optional containers. The same restrictions apply to CIL policy statements within [`optional`](cil_container_statements.md#optional)'s that apply to kernel policy statements, i.e. only the policy statements shown in the following table are valid:
+Declare an [`optional`](cil_container_statements.md#optional) namespace. All CIL statements in the optional block must be satisfied before instantiation in the binary policy.
 
-|                     |                |                    |                    |
-| ------------------- | -------------- | ------------------ | ------------------ |
-| [`allow`](cil_access_vector_rules.md#allow)             | [`allowx`](cil_access_vector_rules.md#allowx)       | [`auditallow`](cil_access_vector_rules.md#auditallow)       | [`auditallowx`](cil_access_vector_rules.md#auditallowx)      |
-| [`booleanif`](cil_conditional_statements.md#booleanif)         | [`dontaudit`](cil_access_vector_rules.md#dontaudit)    | [`dontauditx`](cil_access_vector_rules.md#dontauditx)       | [`typepermissive`](cil_type_statements.md#typepermissive)   |
-| [`rangetransition`](cil_mls_labeling_statements.md#rangetransition)   | [`role`](cil_role_statements.md#role)         | [`roleallow`](cil_role_statements.md#roleallow)        | [`roleattribute`](cil_role_statements.md#roleattribute)    |
-| [`roletransition`](cil_role_statements.md#roletransition)    | [`type`](cil_type_statements.md#type)         | [`typealias`](cil_type_statements.md#typealias)        | [`typeattribute`](cil_type_statements.md#typeattribute)    |
-| [`typechange`](cil_type_statements.md#typechange)        | [`typemember`](cil_type_statements.md#typemember)   | [`typetransition`](cil_type_statements.md#typetransition)   |                    |
+Not allowed in [`booleanif`](cil_conditional_statements.md#booleanif) blocks.
+
+[`tunable`](cil_conditional_statements.md#tunable), [`in`](cil_container_statements.md#in), [`block`](cil_container_statements.md#block), [`blockabstract`](cil_container_statements.md#blockabstract), and [`macro`](cil_call_macro_statements.md#macro) statements are not allowed in [`optional`](cil_container_statements.md#optional) blocks.
 
 **Statement definition:**
 
@@ -266,7 +270,11 @@  This example will instantiate the optional block `ext_gateway.move_file` into po
 in
 --
 
-Allows the insertion of CIL statements into a named container ([`block`](cil_container_statements.md#block), [`optional`](cil_container_statements.md#optional) or [`macro`](cil_call_macro_statements.md#macro)). This statement is not allowed in [`booleanif`](cil_conditional_statements.md#booleanif) or [`tunableif`](cil_conditional_statements.md#tunableif) statements. This only works for containers that aren't inherited using [`blockinherit`](cil_conditional_statements.md#blockinherit).
+Allows the insertion of CIL statements into a named container ([`block`](cil_container_statements.md#block), [`optional`](cil_container_statements.md#optional) or [`macro`](cil_call_macro_statements.md#macro)).
+
+Not allowed in [`macro`](cil_call_macro_statements.md#macro), [`booleanif`](cil_conditional_statements.md#booleanif), and other [`in`](cil_container_statements.md#in) blocks.
+
+[`tunable`](cil_conditional_statements.md#tunable) and [`in`](cil_container_statements.md#in) statements are not allowed in [`in`](cil_container_statements.md#in) blocks.
 
 **Statement definition:**