linux-kernel - Re: Re: [PATCH] integrity: don't throw an error immediately when failed to add a cert to the .machine keyring

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Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2024 21:20:45 +0800
From: Coiby Xu <coxu@...hat.com>
To: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@...nel.org>
Cc: linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org, itrymybest80@...tonmail.com, 
	Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.ibm.com>, Dmitry Kasatkin <dmitry.kasatkin@...il.com>, 
	Paul Moore <paul@...l-moore.com>, James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>, 
	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>, 
	"open list:SECURITY SUBSYSTEM" <linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org>, open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Re: [PATCH] integrity: don't throw an error immediately when
 failed to add a cert to the .machine keyring

On Wed, Jan 03, 2024 at 04:09:29PM +0200, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
>On Wed Dec 27, 2023 at 6:41 AM EET, Coiby Xu wrote:
>> Currently when the kernel fails to add a cert to the .machine keyring,
>> it will throw an error immediately in the function integrity_add_key.
>>
>> Since the kernel will try adding to the .platform keyring next or throw
>> an error (in the caller of integrity_add_key i.e. add_to_machine_keyring),
>> so there is no need to throw an error immediately in integrity_add_key.
>>
>> Reported-by: itrymybest80@...tonmail.com
>
>Missing "Firstname Lastname".

Thanks for raising this concern! I've asked the reporter if he/she can
share his/her name.

-- 
Best regards,
Coiby