linux-kernel - Re: linux-next: Tree for Aug 17 (EVM)

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Date:	Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:00:45 -0400
From:	Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>
Cc:	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
	Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ibm.com>, Kylene Hall <kjhall@...ibm.com>,
	linux-next@...r.kernel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: linux-next: Tree for Aug 17 (EVM)

On Wed, 2011-08-17 at 09:40 -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:16:28 +1000 Stephen Rothwell wrote:
> 
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > The powerpc allyesconfig build still fails today.
> 
> warning: (EVM) selects TRUSTED_KEYS which has unmet direct dependencies (KEYS && TCG_TPM)
> 
> EVM should depend on TCG_TPM [or select it :( ].

Thanks Randy for bringing this to my attention.  It's preferable to use
a trusted key to encrypt/decrypt the EVM key, but for those systems
without a TPM, user type keys are supported.  I'll add the dependency
for now, but will look into a better solution.

> Can we get an EVM entry added to MAINTAINERS, please?
> 
> ---
> ~Randy

Will do.

thanks,

Mimi


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