linux-kernel - Re: [GIT] Security subsystem updates for 3.3

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Date:	Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:58:11 -0800
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>
Cc:	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [GIT] Security subsystem updates for 3.3

On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 6:22 PM, James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org> wrote:
> The most significant change here is the addition of the digital signature
> verification API, for use by IMA, EVM and module loading.  The rest is
> general maintenance.

Hmm. The CONFIG_MPI/DIGSIG thing really should go away as a question,
I think. I'd expect modules that need it to select it, there's no
point in asking a user "do you want this enabled" afaik.

And "DIGSIG" is really a horrible config name. Did somebody run out of
letters suddenly? Is there some global letter shortage that I haven't
been told of and that we should do something about?

But I pulled it. Please do fix it up, though.

                    Linus
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