linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] Security subsystem updates for 4.14

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Date:   Fri, 15 Sep 2017 07:13:43 +1000 (AEST)
From:   James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>
To:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
cc:     Paul Moore <paul@...l-moore.com>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        LSM List <linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] Security subsystem updates for 4.14

On Thu, 14 Sep 2017, Kees Cook wrote:

> How separable are the patches, normally?

They're usually mostly separate, but may depend on some core LSM change, 
or similar.

Casey has mentioned off-list that it is useful to have a coherent up to 
date security branch to work against when making core LSM changes.

-- 
James Morris
<jmorris@...ei.org>