linux-kernel - Re: [PULL] module and param

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Date:	Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:13:58 +1030
From:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	lkml - Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>,
	Michal Schmidt <mschmidt@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PULL] module and param

On Tue, 25 Oct 2011 09:33:16 +0200, Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
> [ Cut-and-paste reply: mentally just "sed s/9p/module/g" ]
> 
> So for the merge window, I *really* want the development trees I pull
> from explicitly verified some way.
>
> Putting a signed tag on there somewhere that actually signs the top
> commit *and* mentions the repository and branch it is on (ie github)
> is not wonderfully convenient, but it's at least relatively
> straightforward (do I have a gpg key I can trust?).

I'm not sure if this paranoia is disproportionate or overdue.  Hope I
did it right (D1ADB8F1, signed by some other OzLabs folks).

Personally I would have thought that asking people to patch a gpg
fingerprint into MAINTAINERS is more kernely than web of trust.  I'll
notice if someone else tries to patch their own in there.

Cheers,
Rusty.

To git@...hub.com:rustyrussell/linux.git
 + 694136c...b1e4d20 master -> master (forced update)
 * [new tag]         rusty@...tcorp.com.au-v3.1-2-gb1e4d20 -> rusty@...tcorp.com.au-v3.1-2-gb1e4d20
The following changes since commit c3b92c8787367a8bb53d57d9789b558f1295cc96:

  Linux 3.1 (2011-10-24 09:10:05 +0200)

are available in the git repository at:
  git://github.com/rustyrussell/linux.git master

Jiri Kosina (1):
      kmod: prevent kmod_loop_msg overflow in __request_module()

Michal Schmidt (1):
      params: make dashes and underscores in parameter names truly equal

 include/linux/moduleparam.h |   20 ++++++++++++++++++++
 init/main.c                 |    4 ++--
 kernel/kmod.c               |    4 +++-
 kernel/params.c             |   21 ++++++++++++++-------
 4 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
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