diff --git a/security/tomoyo/common.c b/security/tomoyo/common.c
index 2e6792d..2cfadaf 100644
--- a/security/tomoyo/common.c
+++ b/security/tomoyo/common.c
@@ -611,8 +611,11 @@
 				       const bool is_delete)
 {
 	struct tomoyo_manager e = { };
-	int error;
-
+	struct tomoyo_acl_param param = {
+		.is_delete = is_delete,
+		.list = &tomoyo_policy_list[TOMOYO_ID_MANAGER],
+	};
+	int error = is_delete ? -ENOENT : -ENOMEM;
 	if (tomoyo_domain_def(manager)) {
 		if (!tomoyo_correct_domain(manager))
 			return -EINVAL;
@@ -622,12 +625,11 @@
 			return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	e.manager = tomoyo_get_name(manager);
-	if (!e.manager)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	error = tomoyo_update_policy(&e.head, sizeof(e), is_delete,
-				     &tomoyo_policy_list[TOMOYO_ID_MANAGER],
-				     tomoyo_same_manager);
-	tomoyo_put_name(e.manager);
+	if (e.manager) {
+		error = tomoyo_update_policy(&e.head, sizeof(e), &param,
+					     tomoyo_same_manager);
+		tomoyo_put_name(e.manager);
+	}
 	return error;
 }
 
@@ -821,18 +823,36 @@
 /**
  * tomoyo_write_domain2 - Write domain policy.
  *
- * @head: Pointer to "struct tomoyo_io_buffer".
+ * @list:      Pointer to "struct list_head".
+ * @data:      Policy to be interpreted.
+ * @is_delete: True if it is a delete request.
  *
  * Returns 0 on success, negative value otherwise.
  *
  * Caller holds tomoyo_read_lock().
  */
-static int tomoyo_write_domain2(char *data, struct tomoyo_domain_info *domain,
+static int tomoyo_write_domain2(struct list_head *list, char *data,
 				const bool is_delete)
 {
-	if (tomoyo_str_starts(&data, "allow_mount "))
-		return tomoyo_write_mount(data, domain, is_delete);
-	return tomoyo_write_file(data, domain, is_delete);
+	struct tomoyo_acl_param param = {
+		.list = list,
+		.data = data,
+		.is_delete = is_delete,
+	};
+	static const struct {
+		const char *keyword;
+		int (*write) (struct tomoyo_acl_param *);
+	} tomoyo_callback[1] = {
+		{ "file ", tomoyo_write_file },
+	};
+	u8 i;
+	for (i = 0; i < 1; i++) {
+		if (!tomoyo_str_starts(&param.data,
+				       tomoyo_callback[i].keyword))
+			continue;
+		return tomoyo_callback[i].write(&param);
+	}
+	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -889,7 +909,7 @@
 		domain->transition_failed = !is_delete;
 		return 0;
 	}
-	return tomoyo_write_domain2(data, domain, is_delete);
+	return tomoyo_write_domain2(&domain->acl_info_list, data, is_delete);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1213,26 +1233,19 @@
  */
 static int tomoyo_write_exception(struct tomoyo_io_buffer *head)
 {
-	char *data = head->write_buf;
-	bool is_delete = tomoyo_str_starts(&data, "delete ");
-	u8 i;
-	static const struct {
-		const char *keyword;
-		int (*write) (char *, const bool);
-	} tomoyo_callback[1] = {
-		{ "aggregator ", tomoyo_write_aggregator },
+	struct tomoyo_acl_param param = {
+		.data = head->write_buf,
 	};
-
+	u8 i;
+	param.is_delete = tomoyo_str_starts(&param.data, "delete ");
+	if (tomoyo_str_starts(&param.data, "aggregator "))
+		return tomoyo_write_aggregator(&param);
 	for (i = 0; i < TOMOYO_MAX_TRANSITION_TYPE; i++)
-		if (tomoyo_str_starts(&data, tomoyo_transition_type[i]))
-			return tomoyo_write_transition_control(data, is_delete,
-							       i);
-	for (i = 0; i < 1; i++)
-		if (tomoyo_str_starts(&data, tomoyo_callback[i].keyword))
-			return tomoyo_callback[i].write(data, is_delete);
+		if (tomoyo_str_starts(&param.data, tomoyo_transition_type[i]))
+			return tomoyo_write_transition_control(&param, i);
 	for (i = 0; i < TOMOYO_MAX_GROUP; i++)
-		if (tomoyo_str_starts(&data, tomoyo_group_name[i]))
-			return tomoyo_write_group(data, is_delete, i);
+		if (tomoyo_str_starts(&param.data, tomoyo_group_name[i]))
+			return tomoyo_write_group(&param, i);
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
@@ -1490,7 +1503,7 @@
 		vsnprintf(buffer, len - 1, fmt, args);
 		va_end(args);
 		tomoyo_normalize_line(buffer);
-		tomoyo_write_domain2(buffer, r->domain, false);
+		tomoyo_write_domain2(&r->domain->acl_info_list, buffer, false);
 		kfree(buffer);
 		/* fall through */
 	case TOMOYO_CONFIG_PERMISSIVE:
diff --git a/security/tomoyo/common.h b/security/tomoyo/common.h
index 7aa55ee..6f9711f 100644
--- a/security/tomoyo/common.h
+++ b/security/tomoyo/common.h
@@ -397,6 +397,13 @@
 	struct tomoyo_number_union flags;
 };
 
+/* Structure for holding a line from /sys/kernel/security/tomoyo/ interface. */
+struct tomoyo_acl_param {
+	char *data;
+	struct list_head *list;
+	bool is_delete;
+};
+
 #define TOMOYO_MAX_IO_READ_QUEUE 32
 
 /*
@@ -521,7 +528,7 @@
 bool tomoyo_correct_path(const char *filename);
 bool tomoyo_correct_word(const char *string);
 bool tomoyo_domain_def(const unsigned char *buffer);
-bool tomoyo_parse_name_union(const char *filename,
+bool tomoyo_parse_name_union(struct tomoyo_acl_param *param,
 			     struct tomoyo_name_union *ptr);
 const struct tomoyo_path_info *
 tomoyo_path_matches_group(const struct tomoyo_path_info *pathname,
@@ -531,7 +538,8 @@
 				 const struct tomoyo_group *group);
 bool tomoyo_path_matches_pattern(const struct tomoyo_path_info *filename,
 				 const struct tomoyo_path_info *pattern);
-bool tomoyo_parse_number_union(char *data, struct tomoyo_number_union *num);
+bool tomoyo_parse_number_union(struct tomoyo_acl_param *param,
+			       struct tomoyo_number_union *ptr);
 bool tomoyo_tokenize(char *buffer, char *w[], size_t size);
 bool tomoyo_verbose_mode(const struct tomoyo_domain_info *domain);
 int tomoyo_init_request_info(struct tomoyo_request_info *r,
@@ -540,21 +548,19 @@
 int tomoyo_mount_permission(char *dev_name, struct path *path,
 			    const char *type, unsigned long flags,
 			    void *data_page);
-int tomoyo_write_aggregator(char *data, const bool is_delete);
-int tomoyo_write_transition_control(char *data, const bool is_delete,
+int tomoyo_write_aggregator(struct tomoyo_acl_param *param);
+int tomoyo_write_transition_control(struct tomoyo_acl_param *param,
 				    const u8 type);
-int tomoyo_write_file(char *data, struct tomoyo_domain_info *domain,
-		      const bool is_delete);
-int tomoyo_write_mount(char *data, struct tomoyo_domain_info *domain,
-		       const bool is_delete);
-int tomoyo_write_group(char *data, const bool is_delete, const u8 type);
+int tomoyo_write_file(struct tomoyo_acl_param *param);
+int tomoyo_write_group(struct tomoyo_acl_param *param, const u8 type);
 int tomoyo_supervisor(struct tomoyo_request_info *r, const char *fmt, ...)
      __attribute__ ((format(printf, 2, 3)));
 struct tomoyo_domain_info *tomoyo_find_domain(const char *domainname);
 struct tomoyo_domain_info *tomoyo_assign_domain(const char *domainname,
 						const u8 profile);
 struct tomoyo_profile *tomoyo_profile(const u8 profile);
-struct tomoyo_group *tomoyo_get_group(const char *group_name, const u8 type);
+struct tomoyo_group *tomoyo_get_group(struct tomoyo_acl_param *param,
+				      const u8 idx);
 unsigned int tomoyo_check_flags(const struct tomoyo_domain_info *domain,
 				const u8 index);
 void tomoyo_fill_path_info(struct tomoyo_path_info *ptr);
@@ -587,7 +593,7 @@
 void tomoyo_run_gc(void);
 void tomoyo_memory_free(void *ptr);
 int tomoyo_update_domain(struct tomoyo_acl_info *new_entry, const int size,
-			 bool is_delete, struct tomoyo_domain_info *domain,
+			 struct tomoyo_acl_param *param,
 			 bool (*check_duplicate) (const struct tomoyo_acl_info
 						  *,
 						  const struct tomoyo_acl_info
@@ -596,7 +602,7 @@
 						  struct tomoyo_acl_info *,
 						  const bool));
 int tomoyo_update_policy(struct tomoyo_acl_head *new_entry, const int size,
-			 bool is_delete, struct list_head *list,
+			 struct tomoyo_acl_param *param,
 			 bool (*check_duplicate) (const struct tomoyo_acl_head
 						  *,
 						  const struct tomoyo_acl_head
@@ -604,6 +610,8 @@
 void tomoyo_check_acl(struct tomoyo_request_info *r,
 		      bool (*check_entry) (struct tomoyo_request_info *,
 					   const struct tomoyo_acl_info *));
+char *tomoyo_read_token(struct tomoyo_acl_param *param);
+bool tomoyo_permstr(const char *string, const char *keyword);
 
 /********** External variable definitions. **********/
 
diff --git a/security/tomoyo/domain.c b/security/tomoyo/domain.c
index 4397708..d8187179 100644
--- a/security/tomoyo/domain.c
+++ b/security/tomoyo/domain.c
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@
  *
  * @new_entry:       Pointer to "struct tomoyo_acl_info".
  * @size:            Size of @new_entry in bytes.
- * @is_delete:       True if it is a delete request.
- * @list:            Pointer to "struct list_head".
+ * @param:           Pointer to "struct tomoyo_acl_param".
  * @check_duplicate: Callback function to find duplicated entry.
  *
  * Returns 0 on success, negative value otherwise.
@@ -29,25 +28,26 @@
  * Caller holds tomoyo_read_lock().
  */
 int tomoyo_update_policy(struct tomoyo_acl_head *new_entry, const int size,
-			 bool is_delete, struct list_head *list,
+			 struct tomoyo_acl_param *param,
 			 bool (*check_duplicate) (const struct tomoyo_acl_head
 						  *,
 						  const struct tomoyo_acl_head
 						  *))
 {
-	int error = is_delete ? -ENOENT : -ENOMEM;
+	int error = param->is_delete ? -ENOENT : -ENOMEM;
 	struct tomoyo_acl_head *entry;
+	struct list_head *list = param->list;
 
 	if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&tomoyo_policy_lock))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(entry, list, list) {
 		if (!check_duplicate(entry, new_entry))
 			continue;
-		entry->is_deleted = is_delete;
+		entry->is_deleted = param->is_delete;
 		error = 0;
 		break;
 	}
-	if (error && !is_delete) {
+	if (error && !param->is_delete) {
 		entry = tomoyo_commit_ok(new_entry, size);
 		if (entry) {
 			list_add_tail_rcu(&entry->list, list);
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@
  *
  * @new_entry:       Pointer to "struct tomoyo_acl_info".
  * @size:            Size of @new_entry in bytes.
- * @is_delete:       True if it is a delete request.
- * @domain:          Pointer to "struct tomoyo_domain_info".
+ * @param:           Pointer to "struct tomoyo_acl_param".
  * @check_duplicate: Callback function to find duplicated entry.
  * @merge_duplicate: Callback function to merge duplicated entry.
  *
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@
  * Caller holds tomoyo_read_lock().
  */
 int tomoyo_update_domain(struct tomoyo_acl_info *new_entry, const int size,
-			 bool is_delete, struct tomoyo_domain_info *domain,
+			 struct tomoyo_acl_param *param,
 			 bool (*check_duplicate) (const struct tomoyo_acl_info
 						  *,
 						  const struct tomoyo_acl_info
@@ -96,12 +95,14 @@
 						  struct tomoyo_acl_info *,
 						  const bool))
 {
+	const bool is_delete = param->is_delete;
 	int error = is_delete ? -ENOENT : -ENOMEM;
 	struct tomoyo_acl_info *entry;
+	struct list_head * const list = param->list;
 
 	if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&tomoyo_policy_lock))
 		return error;
-	list_for_each_entry_rcu(entry, &domain->acl_info_list, list) {
+	list_for_each_entry_rcu(entry, list, list) {
 		if (!tomoyo_same_acl_head(entry, new_entry) ||
 		    !check_duplicate(entry, new_entry))
 			continue;
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@
 	if (error && !is_delete) {
 		entry = tomoyo_commit_ok(new_entry, size);
 		if (entry) {
-			list_add_tail_rcu(&entry->list, &domain->acl_info_list);
+			list_add_tail_rcu(&entry->list, list);
 			error = 0;
 		}
 	}
@@ -163,6 +164,14 @@
         return name;
 }
 
+/**
+ * tomoyo_same_transition_control - Check for duplicated "struct tomoyo_transition_control" entry.
+ *
+ * @a: Pointer to "struct tomoyo_acl_head".
+ * @b: Pointer to "struct tomoyo_acl_head".
+ *
+ * Returns true if @a == @b, false otherwise.
+ */
 static bool tomoyo_same_transition_control(const struct tomoyo_acl_head *a,
 					   const struct tomoyo_acl_head *b)
 {
@@ -178,22 +187,28 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * tomoyo_update_transition_control_entry - Update "struct tomoyo_transition_control" list.
+ * tomoyo_write_transition_control - Write "struct tomoyo_transition_control" list.
  *
- * @domainname: The name of domain. Maybe NULL.
- * @program:    The name of program. Maybe NULL.
- * @type:       Type of transition.
- * @is_delete:  True if it is a delete request.
+ * @param: Pointer to "struct tomoyo_acl_param".
+ * @type:  Type of this entry.
  *
  * Returns 0 on success, negative value otherwise.
  */
-static int tomoyo_update_transition_control_entry(const char *domainname,
-						  const char *program,
-						  const u8 type,
-						  const bool is_delete)
+int tomoyo_write_transition_control(struct tomoyo_acl_param *param,
+				    const u8 type)
 {
 	struct tomoyo_transition_control e = { .type = type };
-	int error = is_delete ? -ENOENT : -ENOMEM;
+	int error = param->is_delete ? -ENOENT : -ENOMEM;
+	char *program = param->data;
+	char *domainname = strstr(program, " from ");
+	if (domainname) {
+		*domainname = '\0';
+		domainname += 6;
+	} else if (type == TOMOYO_TRANSITION_CONTROL_NO_KEEP ||
+		   type == TOMOYO_TRANSITION_CONTROL_KEEP) {
+		domainname = program;
+		program = NULL;
+	}
 	if (program) {
 		if (!tomoyo_correct_path(program))
 			return -EINVAL;
@@ -211,42 +226,16 @@
 		if (!e.domainname)
 			goto out;
 	}
-	error = tomoyo_update_policy(&e.head, sizeof(e), is_delete,
-				     &tomoyo_policy_list
-				     [TOMOYO_ID_TRANSITION_CONTROL],
+	param->list = &tomoyo_policy_list[TOMOYO_ID_TRANSITION_CONTROL];
+	error = tomoyo_update_policy(&e.head, sizeof(e), param,
 				     tomoyo_same_transition_control);
- out:
+out:
 	tomoyo_put_name(e.domainname);
 	tomoyo_put_name(e.program);
 	return error;
 }
 
 /**
- * tomoyo_write_transition_control - Write "struct tomoyo_transition_control" list.
- *
- * @data:      String to parse.
- * @is_delete: True if it is a delete request.
- * @type:      Type of this entry.
- *
- * Returns 0 on success, negative value otherwise.
- */
-int tomoyo_write_transition_control(char *data, const bool is_delete,
-				    const u8 type)
-{
-	char *domainname = strstr(data, " from ");
-	if (domainname) {
-		*domainname = '\0';
-		domainname += 6;
-	} else if (type == TOMOYO_TRANSITION_CONTROL_NO_KEEP ||
-		   type == TOMOYO_TRANSITION_CONTROL_KEEP) {
-		domainname = data;
-		data = NULL;
-	}
-	return tomoyo_update_transition_control_entry(domainname, data, type,
-						      is_delete);
-}
-
-/**
  * tomoyo_transition_type - Get domain transition type.
  *
  * @domainname: The name of domain.
@@ -303,34 +292,41 @@
 	return type;
 }
 
+/**
+ * tomoyo_same_aggregator - Check for duplicated "struct tomoyo_aggregator" entry.
+ *
+ * @a: Pointer to "struct tomoyo_acl_head".
+ * @b: Pointer to "struct tomoyo_acl_head".
+ *
+ * Returns true if @a == @b, false otherwise.
+ */
 static bool tomoyo_same_aggregator(const struct tomoyo_acl_head *a,
 				   const struct tomoyo_acl_head *b)
 {
-	const struct tomoyo_aggregator *p1 = container_of(a, typeof(*p1), head);
-	const struct tomoyo_aggregator *p2 = container_of(b, typeof(*p2), head);
+	const struct tomoyo_aggregator *p1 = container_of(a, typeof(*p1),
+							  head);
+	const struct tomoyo_aggregator *p2 = container_of(b, typeof(*p2),
+							  head);
 	return p1->original_name == p2->original_name &&
 		p1->aggregated_name == p2->aggregated_name;
 }
 
 /**
- * tomoyo_update_aggregator_entry - Update "struct tomoyo_aggregator" list.
+ * tomoyo_write_aggregator - Write "struct tomoyo_aggregator" list.
  *
- * @original_name:   The original program's name.
- * @aggregated_name: The program name to use.
- * @is_delete:       True if it is a delete request.
+ * @param: Pointer to "struct tomoyo_acl_param".
  *
  * Returns 0 on success, negative value otherwise.
  *
  * Caller holds tomoyo_read_lock().
  */
-static int tomoyo_update_aggregator_entry(const char *original_name,
-					  const char *aggregated_name,
-					  const bool is_delete)
+int tomoyo_write_aggregator(struct tomoyo_acl_param *param)
 {
 	struct tomoyo_aggregator e = { };
-	int error = is_delete ? -ENOENT : -ENOMEM;
-
-	if (!tomoyo_correct_path(original_name) ||
+	int error = param->is_delete ? -ENOENT : -ENOMEM;
+	const char *original_name = tomoyo_read_token(param);
+	const char *aggregated_name = tomoyo_read_token(param);
+	if (!tomoyo_correct_word(original_name) ||
 	    !tomoyo_correct_path(aggregated_name))
 		return -EINVAL;
 	e.original_name = tomoyo_get_name(original_name);
@@ -338,36 +334,16 @@
 	if (!e.original_name || !e.aggregated_name ||
 	    e.aggregated_name->is_patterned) /* No patterns allowed. */
 		goto out;
-	error = tomoyo_update_policy(&e.head, sizeof(e), is_delete,
-				     &tomoyo_policy_list[TOMOYO_ID_AGGREGATOR],
+	param->list = &tomoyo_policy_list[TOMOYO_ID_AGGREGATOR];
+	error = tomoyo_update_policy(&e.head, sizeof(e), param,
 				     tomoyo_same_aggregator);
- out:
+out:
 	tomoyo_put_name(e.original_name);
 	tomoyo_put_name(e.aggregated_name);
 	return error;
 }
 
 /**
- * tomoyo_write_aggregator - Write "struct tomoyo_aggregator" list.
- *
- * @data:      String to parse.
- * @is_delete: True if it is a delete request.
- *
- * Returns 0 on success, negative value otherwise.
- *
- * Caller holds tomoyo_read_lock().
- */
-int tomoyo_write_aggregator(char *data, const bool is_delete)
-{
-	char *cp = strchr(data, ' ');
-
-	if (!cp)
-		return -EINVAL;
-	*cp++ = '\0';
-	return tomoyo_update_aggregator_entry(data, cp, is_delete);
-}
-
-/**
  * tomoyo_assign_domain - Create a domain.
  *
  * @domainname: The name of domain.
diff --git a/security/tomoyo/file.c b/security/tomoyo/file.c
index 4259e0a..e60745f9 100644
--- a/security/tomoyo/file.c
+++ b/security/tomoyo/file.c
@@ -428,29 +428,27 @@
 /**
  * tomoyo_update_path_acl - Update "struct tomoyo_path_acl" list.
  *
- * @type:      Type of operation.
- * @filename:  Filename.
- * @domain:    Pointer to "struct tomoyo_domain_info".
- * @is_delete: True if it is a delete request.
+ * @perm:  Permission.
+ * @param: Pointer to "struct tomoyo_acl_param".
  *
  * Returns 0 on success, negative value otherwise.
  *
  * Caller holds tomoyo_read_lock().
  */
-static int tomoyo_update_path_acl(const u8 type, const char *filename,
-				  struct tomoyo_domain_info * const domain,
-				  const bool is_delete)
+static int tomoyo_update_path_acl(const u16 perm,
+				  struct tomoyo_acl_param *param)
 {
 	struct tomoyo_path_acl e = {
 		.head.type = TOMOYO_TYPE_PATH_ACL,
-		.perm = 1 << type
+		.perm = perm
 	};
 	int error;
-	if (!tomoyo_parse_name_union(filename, &e.name))
-		return -EINVAL;
-	error = tomoyo_update_domain(&e.head, sizeof(e), is_delete, domain,
-				     tomoyo_same_path_acl,
-				     tomoyo_merge_path_acl);
+	if (!tomoyo_parse_name_union(param, &e.name))
+		error = -EINVAL;
+	else
+		error = tomoyo_update_domain(&e.head, sizeof(e), param,
+					     tomoyo_same_path_acl,
+					     tomoyo_merge_path_acl);
 	tomoyo_put_name_union(&e.name);
 	return error;
 }
@@ -503,37 +501,30 @@
 /**
  * tomoyo_update_mkdev_acl - Update "struct tomoyo_mkdev_acl" list.
  *
- * @type:      Type of operation.
- * @filename:  Filename.
- * @mode:      Create mode.
- * @major:     Device major number.
- * @minor:     Device minor number.
- * @domain:    Pointer to "struct tomoyo_domain_info".
- * @is_delete: True if it is a delete request.
+ * @perm:  Permission.
+ * @param: Pointer to "struct tomoyo_acl_param".
  *
  * Returns 0 on success, negative value otherwise.
  *
  * Caller holds tomoyo_read_lock().
  */
-static int tomoyo_update_mkdev_acl(const u8 type, const char *filename,
-				   char *mode, char *major, char *minor,
-				   struct tomoyo_domain_info * const domain,
-				   const bool is_delete)
+static int tomoyo_update_mkdev_acl(const u8 perm,
+				   struct tomoyo_acl_param *param)
 {
 	struct tomoyo_mkdev_acl e = {
 		.head.type = TOMOYO_TYPE_MKDEV_ACL,
-		.perm = 1 << type
+		.perm = perm
 	};
-	int error = is_delete ? -ENOENT : -ENOMEM;
-	if (!tomoyo_parse_name_union(filename, &e.name) ||
-	    !tomoyo_parse_number_union(mode, &e.mode) ||
-	    !tomoyo_parse_number_union(major, &e.major) ||
-	    !tomoyo_parse_number_union(minor, &e.minor))
-		goto out;
-	error = tomoyo_update_domain(&e.head, sizeof(e), is_delete, domain,
-				     tomoyo_same_mkdev_acl,
-				     tomoyo_merge_mkdev_acl);
- out:
+	int error;
+	if (!tomoyo_parse_name_union(param, &e.name) ||
+	    !tomoyo_parse_number_union(param, &e.mode) ||
+	    !tomoyo_parse_number_union(param, &e.major) ||
+	    !tomoyo_parse_number_union(param, &e.minor))
+		error = -EINVAL;
+	else
+		error = tomoyo_update_domain(&e.head, sizeof(e), param,
+					     tomoyo_same_mkdev_acl,
+					     tomoyo_merge_mkdev_acl);
 	tomoyo_put_name_union(&e.name);
 	tomoyo_put_number_union(&e.mode);
 	tomoyo_put_number_union(&e.major);
@@ -586,33 +577,28 @@
 /**
  * tomoyo_update_path2_acl - Update "struct tomoyo_path2_acl" list.
  *
- * @type:      Type of operation.
- * @filename1: First filename.
- * @filename2: Second filename.
- * @domain:    Pointer to "struct tomoyo_domain_info".
- * @is_delete: True if it is a delete request.
+ * @perm:  Permission.
+ * @param: Pointer to "struct tomoyo_acl_param".
  *
  * Returns 0 on success, negative value otherwise.
  *
  * Caller holds tomoyo_read_lock().
  */
-static int tomoyo_update_path2_acl(const u8 type, const char *filename1,
-				   const char *filename2,
-				   struct tomoyo_domain_info * const domain,
-				   const bool is_delete)
+static int tomoyo_update_path2_acl(const u8 perm,
+				   struct tomoyo_acl_param *param)
 {
 	struct tomoyo_path2_acl e = {
 		.head.type = TOMOYO_TYPE_PATH2_ACL,
-		.perm = 1 << type
+		.perm = perm
 	};
-	int error = is_delete ? -ENOENT : -ENOMEM;
-	if (!tomoyo_parse_name_union(filename1, &e.name1) ||
-	    !tomoyo_parse_name_union(filename2, &e.name2))
-		goto out;
-	error = tomoyo_update_domain(&e.head, sizeof(e), is_delete, domain,
-				     tomoyo_same_path2_acl,
-				     tomoyo_merge_path2_acl);
- out:
+	int error;
+	if (!tomoyo_parse_name_union(param, &e.name1) ||
+	    !tomoyo_parse_name_union(param, &e.name2))
+		error = -EINVAL;
+	else
+		error = tomoyo_update_domain(&e.head, sizeof(e), param,
+					     tomoyo_same_path2_acl,
+					     tomoyo_merge_path2_acl);
 	tomoyo_put_name_union(&e.name1);
 	tomoyo_put_name_union(&e.name2);
 	return error;
@@ -701,32 +687,26 @@
 /**
  * tomoyo_update_path_number_acl - Update ioctl/chmod/chown/chgrp ACL.
  *
- * @type:      Type of operation.
- * @filename:  Filename.
- * @number:    Number.
- * @domain:    Pointer to "struct tomoyo_domain_info".
- * @is_delete: True if it is a delete request.
+ * @perm:  Permission.
+ * @param: Pointer to "struct tomoyo_acl_param".
  *
  * Returns 0 on success, negative value otherwise.
  */
-static int tomoyo_update_path_number_acl(const u8 type, const char *filename,
-					 char *number,
-					 struct tomoyo_domain_info * const
-					 domain, const bool is_delete)
+static int tomoyo_update_path_number_acl(const u8 perm,
+					 struct tomoyo_acl_param *param)
 {
 	struct tomoyo_path_number_acl e = {
 		.head.type = TOMOYO_TYPE_PATH_NUMBER_ACL,
-		.perm = 1 << type
+		.perm = perm
 	};
-	int error = is_delete ? -ENOENT : -ENOMEM;
-	if (!tomoyo_parse_name_union(filename, &e.name))
-		return -EINVAL;
-	if (!tomoyo_parse_number_union(number, &e.number))
-		goto out;
-	error = tomoyo_update_domain(&e.head, sizeof(e), is_delete, domain,
-				     tomoyo_same_path_number_acl,
-				     tomoyo_merge_path_number_acl);
- out:
+	int error;
+	if (!tomoyo_parse_name_union(param, &e.name) ||
+	    !tomoyo_parse_number_union(param, &e.number))
+		error = -EINVAL;
+	else
+		error = tomoyo_update_domain(&e.head, sizeof(e), param,
+					     tomoyo_same_path_number_acl,
+					     tomoyo_merge_path_number_acl);
 	tomoyo_put_name_union(&e.name);
 	tomoyo_put_number_union(&e.number);
 	return error;
@@ -963,53 +943,88 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * tomoyo_write_file - Update file related list.
+ * tomoyo_same_mount_acl - Check for duplicated "struct tomoyo_mount_acl" entry.
  *
- * @data:      String to parse.
- * @domain:    Pointer to "struct tomoyo_domain_info".
- * @is_delete: True if it is a delete request.
+ * @a: Pointer to "struct tomoyo_acl_info".
+ * @b: Pointer to "struct tomoyo_acl_info".
+ *
+ * Returns true if @a == @b, false otherwise.
+ */
+static bool tomoyo_same_mount_acl(const struct tomoyo_acl_info *a,
+				  const struct tomoyo_acl_info *b)
+{
+	const struct tomoyo_mount_acl *p1 = container_of(a, typeof(*p1), head);
+	const struct tomoyo_mount_acl *p2 = container_of(b, typeof(*p2), head);
+	return tomoyo_same_name_union(&p1->dev_name, &p2->dev_name) &&
+		tomoyo_same_name_union(&p1->dir_name, &p2->dir_name) &&
+		tomoyo_same_name_union(&p1->fs_type, &p2->fs_type) &&
+		tomoyo_same_number_union(&p1->flags, &p2->flags);
+}
+
+/**
+ * tomoyo_update_mount_acl - Write "struct tomoyo_mount_acl" list.
+ *
+ * @param: Pointer to "struct tomoyo_acl_param".
  *
  * Returns 0 on success, negative value otherwise.
  *
  * Caller holds tomoyo_read_lock().
  */
-int tomoyo_write_file(char *data, struct tomoyo_domain_info *domain,
-		      const bool is_delete)
+static int tomoyo_update_mount_acl(struct tomoyo_acl_param *param)
 {
-	char *w[5];
+	struct tomoyo_mount_acl e = { .head.type = TOMOYO_TYPE_MOUNT_ACL };
+	int error;
+	if (!tomoyo_parse_name_union(param, &e.dev_name) ||
+	    !tomoyo_parse_name_union(param, &e.dir_name) ||
+	    !tomoyo_parse_name_union(param, &e.fs_type) ||
+	    !tomoyo_parse_number_union(param, &e.flags))
+		error = -EINVAL;
+	else
+		error = tomoyo_update_domain(&e.head, sizeof(e), param,
+					     tomoyo_same_mount_acl, NULL);
+	tomoyo_put_name_union(&e.dev_name);
+	tomoyo_put_name_union(&e.dir_name);
+	tomoyo_put_name_union(&e.fs_type);
+	tomoyo_put_number_union(&e.flags);
+	return error;
+}
+
+/**
+ * tomoyo_write_file - Update file related list.
+ *
+ * @param: Pointer to "struct tomoyo_acl_param".
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success, negative value otherwise.
+ *
+ * Caller holds tomoyo_read_lock().
+ */
+int tomoyo_write_file(struct tomoyo_acl_param *param)
+{
+	u16 perm = 0;
 	u8 type;
-	if (!tomoyo_tokenize(data, w, sizeof(w)) || !w[1][0])
-		return -EINVAL;
-	if (strncmp(w[0], "allow_", 6))
-		goto out;
-	w[0] += 6;
-	for (type = 0; type < TOMOYO_MAX_PATH_OPERATION; type++) {
-		if (strcmp(w[0], tomoyo_path_keyword[type]))
-			continue;
-		return tomoyo_update_path_acl(type, w[1], domain, is_delete);
-	}
-	if (!w[2][0])
-		goto out;
-	for (type = 0; type < TOMOYO_MAX_PATH2_OPERATION; type++) {
-		if (strcmp(w[0], tomoyo_path2_keyword[type]))
-			continue;
-		return tomoyo_update_path2_acl(type, w[1], w[2], domain,
-					       is_delete);
-	}
-	for (type = 0; type < TOMOYO_MAX_PATH_NUMBER_OPERATION; type++) {
-		if (strcmp(w[0], tomoyo_path_number_keyword[type]))
-			continue;
-		return tomoyo_update_path_number_acl(type, w[1], w[2], domain,
-						     is_delete);
-	}
-	if (!w[3][0] || !w[4][0])
-		goto out;
-	for (type = 0; type < TOMOYO_MAX_MKDEV_OPERATION; type++) {
-		if (strcmp(w[0], tomoyo_mkdev_keyword[type]))
-			continue;
-		return tomoyo_update_mkdev_acl(type, w[1], w[2], w[3],
-					       w[4], domain, is_delete);
-	}
- out:
+	const char *operation = tomoyo_read_token(param);
+	for (type = 0; type < TOMOYO_MAX_PATH_OPERATION; type++)
+		if (tomoyo_permstr(operation, tomoyo_path_keyword[type]))
+			perm |= 1 << type;
+	if (perm)
+		return tomoyo_update_path_acl(perm, param);
+	for (type = 0; type < TOMOYO_MAX_PATH2_OPERATION; type++)
+		if (tomoyo_permstr(operation, tomoyo_path2_keyword[type]))
+			perm |= 1 << type;
+	if (perm)
+		return tomoyo_update_path2_acl(perm, param);
+	for (type = 0; type < TOMOYO_MAX_PATH_NUMBER_OPERATION; type++)
+		if (tomoyo_permstr(operation,
+				   tomoyo_path_number_keyword[type]))
+			perm |= 1 << type;
+	if (perm)
+		return tomoyo_update_path_number_acl(perm, param);
+	for (type = 0; type < TOMOYO_MAX_MKDEV_OPERATION; type++)
+		if (tomoyo_permstr(operation, tomoyo_mkdev_keyword[type]))
+			perm |= 1 << type;
+	if (perm)
+		return tomoyo_update_mkdev_acl(perm, param);
+	if (tomoyo_permstr(operation, "mount"))
+		return tomoyo_update_mount_acl(param);
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
diff --git a/security/tomoyo/group.c b/security/tomoyo/group.c
index e94352c..2e5b7bc 100644
--- a/security/tomoyo/group.c
+++ b/security/tomoyo/group.c
@@ -28,48 +28,41 @@
 /**
  * tomoyo_write_group - Write "struct tomoyo_path_group"/"struct tomoyo_number_group" list.
  *
- * @data:      String to parse.
- * @is_delete: True if it is a delete request.
+ * @param: Pointer to "struct tomoyo_acl_param".
  * @type:      Type of this group.
  *
  * Returns 0 on success, negative value otherwise.
  */
-int tomoyo_write_group(char *data, const bool is_delete, const u8 type)
+int tomoyo_write_group(struct tomoyo_acl_param *param, const u8 type)
 {
-	struct tomoyo_group *group;
-	struct list_head *member;
-	char *w[2];
+	struct tomoyo_group *group = tomoyo_get_group(param, type);
 	int error = -EINVAL;
-	if (!tomoyo_tokenize(data, w, sizeof(w)) || !w[1][0])
-		return -EINVAL;
-	group = tomoyo_get_group(w[0], type);
 	if (!group)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	member = &group->member_list;
+	param->list = &group->member_list;
 	if (type == TOMOYO_PATH_GROUP) {
 		struct tomoyo_path_group e = { };
-		e.member_name = tomoyo_get_name(w[1]);
+		e.member_name = tomoyo_get_name(tomoyo_read_token(param));
 		if (!e.member_name) {
 			error = -ENOMEM;
 			goto out;
 		}
-		error = tomoyo_update_policy(&e.head, sizeof(e), is_delete,
-					     member, tomoyo_same_path_group);
+		error = tomoyo_update_policy(&e.head, sizeof(e), param,
+					  tomoyo_same_path_group);
 		tomoyo_put_name(e.member_name);
 	} else if (type == TOMOYO_NUMBER_GROUP) {
 		struct tomoyo_number_group e = { };
-		if (w[1][0] == '@'
-		    || !tomoyo_parse_number_union(w[1], &e.number)
-		    || e.number.values[0] > e.number.values[1])
+		if (param->data[0] == '@' ||
+		    !tomoyo_parse_number_union(param, &e.number))
 			goto out;
-		error = tomoyo_update_policy(&e.head, sizeof(e), is_delete,
-					     member, tomoyo_same_number_group);
+		error = tomoyo_update_policy(&e.head, sizeof(e), param,
+					  tomoyo_same_number_group);
 		/*
 		 * tomoyo_put_number_union() is not needed because
-		 * w[1][0] != '@'.
+		 * param->data[0] != '@'.
 		 */
 	}
- out:
+out:
 	tomoyo_put_group(group);
 	return error;
 }
diff --git a/security/tomoyo/memory.c b/security/tomoyo/memory.c
index dfef0cb..839b8eb 100644
--- a/security/tomoyo/memory.c
+++ b/security/tomoyo/memory.c
@@ -93,15 +93,18 @@
 /**
  * tomoyo_get_group - Allocate memory for "struct tomoyo_path_group"/"struct tomoyo_number_group".
  *
- * @group_name: The name of address group.
- * @idx:        Index number.
+ * @param: Pointer to "struct tomoyo_acl_param".
+ * @idx:   Index number.
  *
  * Returns pointer to "struct tomoyo_group" on success, NULL otherwise.
  */
-struct tomoyo_group *tomoyo_get_group(const char *group_name, const u8 idx)
+struct tomoyo_group *tomoyo_get_group(struct tomoyo_acl_param *param,
+				      const u8 idx)
 {
 	struct tomoyo_group e = { };
 	struct tomoyo_group *group = NULL;
+	struct list_head *list;
+	const char *group_name = tomoyo_read_token(param);
 	bool found = false;
 	if (!tomoyo_correct_word(group_name) || idx >= TOMOYO_MAX_GROUP)
 		return NULL;
@@ -110,7 +113,8 @@
 		return NULL;
 	if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&tomoyo_policy_lock))
 		goto out;
-	list_for_each_entry(group, &tomoyo_group_list[idx], head.list) {
+	list = &tomoyo_group_list[idx];
+	list_for_each_entry(group, list, head.list) {
 		if (e.group_name != group->group_name)
 			continue;
 		atomic_inc(&group->head.users);
@@ -122,14 +126,13 @@
 		if (entry) {
 			INIT_LIST_HEAD(&entry->member_list);
 			atomic_set(&entry->head.users, 1);
-			list_add_tail_rcu(&entry->head.list,
-					  &tomoyo_group_list[idx]);
+			list_add_tail_rcu(&entry->head.list, list);
 			group = entry;
 			found = true;
 		}
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&tomoyo_policy_lock);
- out:
+out:
 	tomoyo_put_name(e.group_name);
 	return found ? group : NULL;
 }
@@ -210,6 +213,8 @@
 	idx = tomoyo_read_lock();
 	if (tomoyo_find_domain(TOMOYO_ROOT_NAME) != &tomoyo_kernel_domain)
 		panic("Can't register tomoyo_kernel_domain");
+#if 0
+	/* Will be replaced with tomoyo_load_builtin_policy(). */
 	{
 		/* Load built-in policy. */
 		tomoyo_write_transition_control("/sbin/hotplug", false,
@@ -217,6 +222,7 @@
 		tomoyo_write_transition_control("/sbin/modprobe", false,
 					TOMOYO_TRANSITION_CONTROL_INITIALIZE);
 	}
+#endif
 	tomoyo_read_unlock(idx);
 }
 
diff --git a/security/tomoyo/mount.c b/security/tomoyo/mount.c
index 7649dbc..1e610f9 100644
--- a/security/tomoyo/mount.c
+++ b/security/tomoyo/mount.c
@@ -243,56 +243,3 @@
 	tomoyo_read_unlock(idx);
 	return error;
 }
-
-/**
- * tomoyo_same_mount_acl - Check for duplicated "struct tomoyo_mount_acl" entry.
- *
- * @a: Pointer to "struct tomoyo_acl_info".
- * @b: Pointer to "struct tomoyo_acl_info".
- *
- * Returns true if @a == @b, false otherwise.
- */
-static bool tomoyo_same_mount_acl(const struct tomoyo_acl_info *a,
-				  const struct tomoyo_acl_info *b)
-{
-	const struct tomoyo_mount_acl *p1 = container_of(a, typeof(*p1), head);
-	const struct tomoyo_mount_acl *p2 = container_of(b, typeof(*p2), head);
-	return tomoyo_same_name_union(&p1->dev_name, &p2->dev_name) &&
-		tomoyo_same_name_union(&p1->dir_name, &p2->dir_name) &&
-		tomoyo_same_name_union(&p1->fs_type, &p2->fs_type) &&
-		tomoyo_same_number_union(&p1->flags, &p2->flags);
-}
-
-/**
- * tomoyo_write_mount - Write "struct tomoyo_mount_acl" list.
- *
- * @data:      String to parse.
- * @domain:    Pointer to "struct tomoyo_domain_info".
- * @is_delete: True if it is a delete request.
- *
- * Returns 0 on success, negative value otherwise.
- *
- * Caller holds tomoyo_read_lock().
- */
-int tomoyo_write_mount(char *data, struct tomoyo_domain_info *domain,
-		       const bool is_delete)
-{
-	struct tomoyo_mount_acl e = { .head.type = TOMOYO_TYPE_MOUNT_ACL };
-	int error = is_delete ? -ENOENT : -ENOMEM;
-	char *w[4];
-	if (!tomoyo_tokenize(data, w, sizeof(w)) || !w[3][0])
-		return -EINVAL;
-	if (!tomoyo_parse_name_union(w[0], &e.dev_name) ||
-	    !tomoyo_parse_name_union(w[1], &e.dir_name) ||
-	    !tomoyo_parse_name_union(w[2], &e.fs_type) ||
-	    !tomoyo_parse_number_union(w[3], &e.flags))
-		goto out;
-	error = tomoyo_update_domain(&e.head, sizeof(e), is_delete, domain,
-				     tomoyo_same_mount_acl, NULL);
- out:
-	tomoyo_put_name_union(&e.dev_name);
-	tomoyo_put_name_union(&e.dir_name);
-	tomoyo_put_name_union(&e.fs_type);
-	tomoyo_put_number_union(&e.flags);
-	return error;
-}
diff --git a/security/tomoyo/util.c b/security/tomoyo/util.c
index abb177c..72cd2b9 100644
--- a/security/tomoyo/util.c
+++ b/security/tomoyo/util.c
@@ -16,6 +16,46 @@
 bool tomoyo_policy_loaded;
 
 /**
+ * tomoyo_permstr - Find permission keywords.
+ *
+ * @string: String representation for permissions in foo/bar/buz format.
+ * @keyword: Keyword to find from @string/
+ *
+ * Returns ture if @keyword was found in @string, false otherwise.
+ *
+ * This function assumes that strncmp(w1, w2, strlen(w1)) != 0 if w1 != w2.
+ */
+bool tomoyo_permstr(const char *string, const char *keyword)
+{
+	const char *cp = strstr(string, keyword);
+	if (cp)
+		return cp == string || *(cp - 1) == '/';
+	return false;
+}
+
+/**
+ * tomoyo_read_token - Read a word from a line.
+ *
+ * @param: Pointer to "struct tomoyo_acl_param".
+ *
+ * Returns a word on success, "" otherwise.
+ *
+ * To allow the caller to skip NULL check, this function returns "" rather than
+ * NULL if there is no more words to read.
+ */
+char *tomoyo_read_token(struct tomoyo_acl_param *param)
+{
+	char *pos = param->data;
+	char *del = strchr(pos, ' ');
+	if (del)
+		*del++ = '\0';
+	else
+		del = pos + strlen(pos);
+	param->data = del;
+	return pos;
+}
+
+/**
  * tomoyo_parse_ulong - Parse an "unsigned long" value.
  *
  * @result: Pointer to "unsigned long".
@@ -81,20 +121,23 @@
 /**
  * tomoyo_parse_name_union - Parse a tomoyo_name_union.
  *
- * @filename: Name or name group.
- * @ptr:      Pointer to "struct tomoyo_name_union".
+ * @param: Pointer to "struct tomoyo_acl_param".
+ * @ptr:   Pointer to "struct tomoyo_name_union".
  *
  * Returns true on success, false otherwise.
  */
-bool tomoyo_parse_name_union(const char *filename,
+bool tomoyo_parse_name_union(struct tomoyo_acl_param *param,
 			     struct tomoyo_name_union *ptr)
 {
-	if (!tomoyo_correct_word(filename))
-		return false;
-	if (filename[0] == '@') {
-		ptr->group = tomoyo_get_group(filename + 1, TOMOYO_PATH_GROUP);
+	char *filename;
+	if (param->data[0] == '@') {
+		param->data++;
+		ptr->group = tomoyo_get_group(param, TOMOYO_PATH_GROUP);
 		return ptr->group != NULL;
 	}
+	filename = tomoyo_read_token(param);
+	if (!tomoyo_correct_word(filename))
+		return false;
 	ptr->filename = tomoyo_get_name(filename);
 	return ptr->filename != NULL;
 }
@@ -102,39 +145,41 @@
 /**
  * tomoyo_parse_number_union - Parse a tomoyo_number_union.
  *
- * @data: Number or number range or number group.
- * @ptr:  Pointer to "struct tomoyo_number_union".
+ * @param: Pointer to "struct tomoyo_acl_param".
+ * @ptr:   Pointer to "struct tomoyo_number_union".
  *
  * Returns true on success, false otherwise.
  */
-bool tomoyo_parse_number_union(char *data, struct tomoyo_number_union *num)
+bool tomoyo_parse_number_union(struct tomoyo_acl_param *param,
+			       struct tomoyo_number_union *ptr)
 {
+	char *data;
 	u8 type;
 	unsigned long v;
-	memset(num, 0, sizeof(*num));
-	if (data[0] == '@') {
-		if (!tomoyo_correct_word(data))
-			return false;
-		num->group = tomoyo_get_group(data + 1, TOMOYO_NUMBER_GROUP);
-		return num->group != NULL;
+	memset(ptr, 0, sizeof(*ptr));
+	if (param->data[0] == '@') {
+		param->data++;
+		ptr->group = tomoyo_get_group(param, TOMOYO_NUMBER_GROUP);
+		return ptr->group != NULL;
 	}
+	data = tomoyo_read_token(param);
 	type = tomoyo_parse_ulong(&v, &data);
-	if (!type)
+	if (type == TOMOYO_VALUE_TYPE_INVALID)
 		return false;
-	num->values[0] = v;
-	num->value_type[0] = type;
+	ptr->values[0] = v;
+	ptr->value_type[0] = type;
 	if (!*data) {
-		num->values[1] = v;
-		num->value_type[1] = type;
+		ptr->values[1] = v;
+		ptr->value_type[1] = type;
 		return true;
 	}
 	if (*data++ != '-')
 		return false;
 	type = tomoyo_parse_ulong(&v, &data);
-	if (!type || *data)
+	if (type == TOMOYO_VALUE_TYPE_INVALID || *data || ptr->values[0] > v)
 		return false;
-	num->values[1] = v;
-	num->value_type[1] = type;
+	ptr->values[1] = v;
+	ptr->value_type[1] = type;
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -259,33 +304,6 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * tomoyo_tokenize - Tokenize string.
- *
- * @buffer: The line to tokenize.
- * @w:      Pointer to "char *".
- * @size:   Sizeof @w .
- *
- * Returns true on success, false otherwise.
- */
-bool tomoyo_tokenize(char *buffer, char *w[], size_t size)
-{
-	int count = size / sizeof(char *);
-	int i;
-	for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
-		w[i] = "";
-	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-		char *cp = strchr(buffer, ' ');
-		if (cp)
-			*cp = '\0';
-		w[i] = buffer;
-		if (!cp)
-			break;
-		buffer = cp + 1;
-	}
-	return i < count || !*buffer;
-}
-
-/**
  * tomoyo_correct_word2 - Validate a string.
  *
  * @string: The string to check. May be non-'\0'-terminated.