diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/index.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/index.rst
index 72a65db0c498..b5fa29c077eb 100644
--- a/Documentation/userspace-api/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/index.rst
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ place where this information is gathered.
    sysfs-platform_profile
    vduse
    futex2
+   lsm
 
 .. only::  subproject and html
 
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index d516295978a4..aca4db11dd02 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -19156,6 +19156,7 @@ L:	linux-security-module@vger.kernel.org (suggested Cc:)
 S:	Supported
 W:	http://kernsec.org/
 T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/pcmoore/lsm.git
+F:	include/uapi/linux/lsm.h
 F:	security/
 X:	security/selinux/
 
diff --git a/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h b/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
index ab2b2fafa4a4..5f7d8caacc00 100644
--- a/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
+++ b/include/linux/lsm_hooks.h
@@ -41,6 +41,18 @@ struct security_hook_heads {
 	#undef LSM_HOOK
 } __randomize_layout;
 
+/**
+ * struct lsm_id - Identify a Linux Security Module.
+ * @lsm: name of the LSM, must be approved by the LSM maintainers
+ * @id: LSM ID number from uapi/linux/lsm.h
+ *
+ * Contains the information that identifies the LSM.
+ */
+struct lsm_id {
+	const char	*name;
+	u64		id;
+};
+
 /*
  * Security module hook list structure.
  * For use with generic list macros for common operations.
@@ -49,7 +61,7 @@ struct security_hook_list {
 	struct hlist_node		list;
 	struct hlist_head		*head;
 	union security_list_options	hook;
-	const char			*lsm;
+	const struct lsm_id		*lsmid;
 } __randomize_layout;
 
 /*
@@ -84,7 +96,7 @@ extern struct security_hook_heads security_hook_heads;
 extern char *lsm_names;
 
 extern void security_add_hooks(struct security_hook_list *hooks, int count,
-				const char *lsm);
+			       const struct lsm_id *lsmid);
 
 #define LSM_FLAG_LEGACY_MAJOR	BIT(0)
 #define LSM_FLAG_EXCLUSIVE	BIT(1)
diff --git a/security/apparmor/lsm.c b/security/apparmor/lsm.c
index c9463bd0307d..bfd049c3fd22 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/lsm.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/lsm.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <linux/zstd.h>
 #include <net/sock.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/mount.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/lsm.h>
 
 #include "include/apparmor.h"
 #include "include/apparmorfs.h"
@@ -1215,6 +1216,11 @@ struct lsm_blob_sizes apparmor_blob_sizes __ro_after_init = {
 	.lbs_task = sizeof(struct aa_task_ctx),
 };
 
+static const struct lsm_id apparmor_lsmid = {
+	.name = "apparmor",
+	.id = LSM_ID_APPARMOR,
+};
+
 static struct security_hook_list apparmor_hooks[] __ro_after_init = {
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(ptrace_access_check, apparmor_ptrace_access_check),
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(ptrace_traceme, apparmor_ptrace_traceme),
@@ -1904,7 +1910,7 @@ static int __init apparmor_init(void)
 		goto buffers_out;
 	}
 	security_add_hooks(apparmor_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(apparmor_hooks),
-				"apparmor");
+				&apparmor_lsmid);
 
 	/* Report that AppArmor successfully initialized */
 	apparmor_initialized = 1;
diff --git a/security/bpf/hooks.c b/security/bpf/hooks.c
index cfaf1d0e6a5f..57b9ffd53c98 100644
--- a/security/bpf/hooks.c
+++ b/security/bpf/hooks.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 #include <linux/lsm_hooks.h>
 #include <linux/bpf_lsm.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/lsm.h>
 
 static struct security_hook_list bpf_lsm_hooks[] __ro_after_init = {
 	#define LSM_HOOK(RET, DEFAULT, NAME, ...) \
@@ -15,9 +16,15 @@ static struct security_hook_list bpf_lsm_hooks[] __ro_after_init = {
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(task_free, bpf_task_storage_free),
 };
 
+static const struct lsm_id bpf_lsmid = {
+	.name = "bpf",
+	.id = LSM_ID_BPF,
+};
+
 static int __init bpf_lsm_init(void)
 {
-	security_add_hooks(bpf_lsm_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(bpf_lsm_hooks), "bpf");
+	security_add_hooks(bpf_lsm_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(bpf_lsm_hooks),
+			   &bpf_lsmid);
 	pr_info("LSM support for eBPF active\n");
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
index ab5742ab4362..4e94075656e9 100644
--- a/security/commoncap.c
+++ b/security/commoncap.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <linux/binfmts.h>
 #include <linux/personality.h>
 #include <linux/mnt_idmapping.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/lsm.h>
 
 /*
  * If a non-root user executes a setuid-root binary in
@@ -1440,6 +1441,11 @@ int cap_mmap_file(struct file *file, unsigned long reqprot,
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY
 
+static const struct lsm_id capability_lsmid = {
+	.name = "capability",
+	.id = LSM_ID_CAPABILITY,
+};
+
 static struct security_hook_list capability_hooks[] __ro_after_init = {
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(capable, cap_capable),
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(settime, cap_settime),
@@ -1464,7 +1470,7 @@ static struct security_hook_list capability_hooks[] __ro_after_init = {
 static int __init capability_init(void)
 {
 	security_add_hooks(capability_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(capability_hooks),
-				"capability");
+			   &capability_lsmid);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/security/landlock/cred.c b/security/landlock/cred.c
index 13dff2a31545..786af18c4a1c 100644
--- a/security/landlock/cred.c
+++ b/security/landlock/cred.c
@@ -42,5 +42,5 @@ static struct security_hook_list landlock_hooks[] __ro_after_init = {
 __init void landlock_add_cred_hooks(void)
 {
 	security_add_hooks(landlock_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(landlock_hooks),
-			   LANDLOCK_NAME);
+			   &landlock_lsmid);
 }
diff --git a/security/landlock/fs.c b/security/landlock/fs.c
index 1c0c198f6fdb..db5ebecfbf02 100644
--- a/security/landlock/fs.c
+++ b/security/landlock/fs.c
@@ -1307,5 +1307,5 @@ static struct security_hook_list landlock_hooks[] __ro_after_init = {
 __init void landlock_add_fs_hooks(void)
 {
 	security_add_hooks(landlock_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(landlock_hooks),
-			   LANDLOCK_NAME);
+			   &landlock_lsmid);
 }
diff --git a/security/landlock/ptrace.c b/security/landlock/ptrace.c
index 8a06d6c492bf..2bfc533d36e4 100644
--- a/security/landlock/ptrace.c
+++ b/security/landlock/ptrace.c
@@ -116,5 +116,5 @@ static struct security_hook_list landlock_hooks[] __ro_after_init = {
 __init void landlock_add_ptrace_hooks(void)
 {
 	security_add_hooks(landlock_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(landlock_hooks),
-			   LANDLOCK_NAME);
+			   &landlock_lsmid);
 }
diff --git a/security/landlock/setup.c b/security/landlock/setup.c
index 0f6113528fa4..aab13750edde 100644
--- a/security/landlock/setup.c
+++ b/security/landlock/setup.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/lsm_hooks.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/lsm.h>
 
 #include "common.h"
 #include "cred.h"
@@ -24,6 +25,11 @@ struct lsm_blob_sizes landlock_blob_sizes __ro_after_init = {
 	.lbs_superblock = sizeof(struct landlock_superblock_security),
 };
 
+const struct lsm_id landlock_lsmid = {
+	.name = LANDLOCK_NAME,
+	.id = LSM_ID_LANDLOCK,
+};
+
 static int __init landlock_init(void)
 {
 	landlock_add_cred_hooks();
diff --git a/security/landlock/setup.h b/security/landlock/setup.h
index 1daffab1ab4b..c4252d46d49d 100644
--- a/security/landlock/setup.h
+++ b/security/landlock/setup.h
@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@
 extern bool landlock_initialized;
 
 extern struct lsm_blob_sizes landlock_blob_sizes;
+extern const struct lsm_id landlock_lsmid;
 
 #endif /* _SECURITY_LANDLOCK_SETUP_H */
diff --git a/security/loadpin/loadpin.c b/security/loadpin/loadpin.c
index ebae964f7cc9..9fbc90f0e65b 100644
--- a/security/loadpin/loadpin.c
+++ b/security/loadpin/loadpin.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <linux/string_helpers.h>
 #include <linux/dm-verity-loadpin.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/loadpin.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/lsm.h>
 
 #define VERITY_DIGEST_FILE_HEADER "# LOADPIN_TRUSTED_VERITY_ROOT_DIGESTS"
 
@@ -208,6 +209,11 @@ static int loadpin_load_data(enum kernel_load_data_id id, bool contents)
 	return loadpin_check(NULL, (enum kernel_read_file_id) id);
 }
 
+static const struct lsm_id loadpin_lsmid = {
+	.name = "loadpin",
+	.id = LSM_ID_LOADPIN,
+};
+
 static struct security_hook_list loadpin_hooks[] __ro_after_init = {
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(sb_free_security, loadpin_sb_free_security),
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(kernel_read_file, loadpin_read_file),
@@ -259,7 +265,8 @@ static int __init loadpin_init(void)
 	if (!register_sysctl("kernel/loadpin", loadpin_sysctl_table))
 		pr_notice("sysctl registration failed!\n");
 #endif
-	security_add_hooks(loadpin_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(loadpin_hooks), "loadpin");
+	security_add_hooks(loadpin_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(loadpin_hooks),
+			   &loadpin_lsmid);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/security/lockdown/lockdown.c b/security/lockdown/lockdown.c
index 68d19632aeb7..f2bdbd55aa2b 100644
--- a/security/lockdown/lockdown.c
+++ b/security/lockdown/lockdown.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <linux/security.h>
 #include <linux/export.h>
 #include <linux/lsm_hooks.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/lsm.h>
 
 static enum lockdown_reason kernel_locked_down;
 
@@ -75,6 +76,11 @@ static struct security_hook_list lockdown_hooks[] __ro_after_init = {
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(locked_down, lockdown_is_locked_down),
 };
 
+static const struct lsm_id lockdown_lsmid = {
+	.name = "lockdown",
+	.id = LSM_ID_LOCKDOWN,
+};
+
 static int __init lockdown_lsm_init(void)
 {
 #if defined(CONFIG_LOCK_DOWN_KERNEL_FORCE_INTEGRITY)
@@ -83,7 +89,7 @@ static int __init lockdown_lsm_init(void)
 	lock_kernel_down("Kernel configuration", LOCKDOWN_CONFIDENTIALITY_MAX);
 #endif
 	security_add_hooks(lockdown_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(lockdown_hooks),
-			   "lockdown");
+			   &lockdown_lsmid);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/security/safesetid/lsm.c b/security/safesetid/lsm.c
index 5be5894aa0ea..1ba564f097f5 100644
--- a/security/safesetid/lsm.c
+++ b/security/safesetid/lsm.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <linux/ptrace.h>
 #include <linux/sched/task_stack.h>
 #include <linux/security.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/lsm.h>
 #include "lsm.h"
 
 /* Flag indicating whether initialization completed */
@@ -261,6 +262,11 @@ static int safesetid_task_fix_setgroups(struct cred *new, const struct cred *old
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static const struct lsm_id safesetid_lsmid = {
+	.name = "safesetid",
+	.id = LSM_ID_SAFESETID,
+};
+
 static struct security_hook_list safesetid_security_hooks[] = {
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(task_fix_setuid, safesetid_task_fix_setuid),
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(task_fix_setgid, safesetid_task_fix_setgid),
@@ -271,7 +277,8 @@ static struct security_hook_list safesetid_security_hooks[] = {
 static int __init safesetid_security_init(void)
 {
 	security_add_hooks(safesetid_security_hooks,
-			   ARRAY_SIZE(safesetid_security_hooks), "safesetid");
+			   ARRAY_SIZE(safesetid_security_hooks),
+			   &safesetid_lsmid);
 
 	/* Report that SafeSetID successfully initialized */
 	safesetid_initialized = 1;
diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
index b720424ca37d..feaae09581dc 100644
--- a/security/security.c
+++ b/security/security.c
@@ -512,17 +512,17 @@ static int lsm_append(const char *new, char **result)
  * security_add_hooks - Add a modules hooks to the hook lists.
  * @hooks: the hooks to add
  * @count: the number of hooks to add
- * @lsm: the name of the security module
+ * @lsmid: the identification information for the security module
  *
  * Each LSM has to register its hooks with the infrastructure.
  */
 void __init security_add_hooks(struct security_hook_list *hooks, int count,
-			       const char *lsm)
+			       const struct lsm_id *lsmid)
 {
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-		hooks[i].lsm = lsm;
+		hooks[i].lsmid = lsmid;
 		hlist_add_tail_rcu(&hooks[i].list, hooks[i].head);
 	}
 
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ void __init security_add_hooks(struct security_hook_list *hooks, int count,
 	 * and fix this up afterwards.
 	 */
 	if (slab_is_available()) {
-		if (lsm_append(lsm, &lsm_names) < 0)
+		if (lsm_append(lsmid->name, &lsm_names) < 0)
 			panic("%s - Cannot get early memory.\n", __func__);
 	}
 }
@@ -3778,7 +3778,7 @@ int security_getprocattr(struct task_struct *p, const char *lsm,
 	struct security_hook_list *hp;
 
 	hlist_for_each_entry(hp, &security_hook_heads.getprocattr, list) {
-		if (lsm != NULL && strcmp(lsm, hp->lsm))
+		if (lsm != NULL && strcmp(lsm, hp->lsmid->name))
 			continue;
 		return hp->hook.getprocattr(p, name, value);
 	}
@@ -3803,7 +3803,7 @@ int security_setprocattr(const char *lsm, const char *name, void *value,
 	struct security_hook_list *hp;
 
 	hlist_for_each_entry(hp, &security_hook_heads.setprocattr, list) {
-		if (lsm != NULL && strcmp(lsm, hp->lsm))
+		if (lsm != NULL && strcmp(lsm, hp->lsmid->name))
 			continue;
 		return hp->hook.setprocattr(name, value, size);
 	}
diff --git a/security/selinux/hooks.c b/security/selinux/hooks.c
index d06e350fedee..c900813fc8f7 100644
--- a/security/selinux/hooks.c
+++ b/security/selinux/hooks.c
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
 #include <linux/fsnotify.h>
 #include <linux/fanotify.h>
 #include <linux/io_uring.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/lsm.h>
 
 #include "avc.h"
 #include "objsec.h"
@@ -6929,6 +6930,11 @@ static int selinux_uring_cmd(struct io_uring_cmd *ioucmd)
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_IO_URING */
 
+static const struct lsm_id selinux_lsmid = {
+	.name = "selinux",
+	.id = LSM_ID_SELINUX,
+};
+
 /*
  * IMPORTANT NOTE: When adding new hooks, please be careful to keep this order:
  * 1. any hooks that don't belong to (2.) or (3.) below,
@@ -7250,7 +7256,8 @@ static __init int selinux_init(void)
 
 	hashtab_cache_init();
 
-	security_add_hooks(selinux_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(selinux_hooks), "selinux");
+	security_add_hooks(selinux_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(selinux_hooks),
+			   &selinux_lsmid);
 
 	if (avc_add_callback(selinux_netcache_avc_callback, AVC_CALLBACK_RESET))
 		panic("SELinux: Unable to register AVC netcache callback\n");
diff --git a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
index 6e270cf3fd30..f3e4b26c8a87 100644
--- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
+++ b/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include <linux/fs_parser.h>
 #include <linux/watch_queue.h>
 #include <linux/io_uring.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/lsm.h>
 #include "smack.h"
 
 #define TRANS_TRUE	"TRUE"
@@ -4871,6 +4872,11 @@ struct lsm_blob_sizes smack_blob_sizes __ro_after_init = {
 	.lbs_superblock = sizeof(struct superblock_smack),
 };
 
+static const struct lsm_id smack_lsmid = {
+	.name = "smack",
+	.id = LSM_ID_SMACK,
+};
+
 static struct security_hook_list smack_hooks[] __ro_after_init = {
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(ptrace_access_check, smack_ptrace_access_check),
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(ptrace_traceme, smack_ptrace_traceme),
@@ -5077,7 +5083,7 @@ static __init int smack_init(void)
 	/*
 	 * Register with LSM
 	 */
-	security_add_hooks(smack_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(smack_hooks), "smack");
+	security_add_hooks(smack_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(smack_hooks), &smack_lsmid);
 	smack_enabled = 1;
 
 	pr_info("Smack:  Initializing.\n");
diff --git a/security/tomoyo/tomoyo.c b/security/tomoyo/tomoyo.c
index 25006fddc964..9dc8e64890bc 100644
--- a/security/tomoyo/tomoyo.c
+++ b/security/tomoyo/tomoyo.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/lsm_hooks.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/lsm.h>
 #include "common.h"
 
 /**
@@ -542,6 +543,11 @@ static void tomoyo_task_free(struct task_struct *task)
 	}
 }
 
+static const struct lsm_id tomoyo_lsmid = {
+	.name = "tomoyo",
+	.id = LSM_ID_TOMOYO,
+};
+
 /*
  * tomoyo_security_ops is a "struct security_operations" which is used for
  * registering TOMOYO.
@@ -595,7 +601,8 @@ static int __init tomoyo_init(void)
 	struct tomoyo_task *s = tomoyo_task(current);
 
 	/* register ourselves with the security framework */
-	security_add_hooks(tomoyo_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(tomoyo_hooks), "tomoyo");
+	security_add_hooks(tomoyo_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(tomoyo_hooks),
+			   &tomoyo_lsmid);
 	pr_info("TOMOYO Linux initialized\n");
 	s->domain_info = &tomoyo_kernel_domain;
 	atomic_inc(&tomoyo_kernel_domain.users);
diff --git a/security/yama/yama_lsm.c b/security/yama/yama_lsm.c
index 2503cf153d4a..49dc52b454ef 100644
--- a/security/yama/yama_lsm.c
+++ b/security/yama/yama_lsm.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <linux/task_work.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/lsm.h>
 
 #define YAMA_SCOPE_DISABLED	0
 #define YAMA_SCOPE_RELATIONAL	1
@@ -421,6 +422,11 @@ static int yama_ptrace_traceme(struct task_struct *parent)
 	return rc;
 }
 
+static const struct lsm_id yama_lsmid = {
+	.name = "yama",
+	.id = LSM_ID_YAMA,
+};
+
 static struct security_hook_list yama_hooks[] __ro_after_init = {
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(ptrace_access_check, yama_ptrace_access_check),
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(ptrace_traceme, yama_ptrace_traceme),
@@ -471,7 +477,7 @@ static inline void yama_init_sysctl(void) { }
 static int __init yama_init(void)
 {
 	pr_info("Yama: becoming mindful.\n");
-	security_add_hooks(yama_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(yama_hooks), "yama");
+	security_add_hooks(yama_hooks, ARRAY_SIZE(yama_hooks), &yama_lsmid);
 	yama_init_sysctl();
 	return 0;
 }
