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Date:	Thu, 16 Aug 2012 15:57:47 -0400
From:	Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...il.com>
Cc:	Dmitry Kasatkin <dmitry.kasatkin@...el.com>, jmorris@...ei.org,
	rusty@...tcorp.com.au, dhowells@...hat.com,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC v2 6/7] modsig: initialize the _module public key keyring

On Thu, 2012-08-16 at 14:54 -0400, Josh Boyer wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 2:43 PM, Dmitry Kasatkin
> <dmitry.kasatkin@...el.com> wrote:
> > From: Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> >
> > Create and initialize the _module public key keyring with the builtin
> > public key.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ibm.com>
> 
> This seems like it could be folded into "modsig: add
> integrity_module_check hook" or "modsig: verify module integrity based
> on signature".  Not sure why it needs to be a separate patch at first
> glance.

No reason other than my sending it to Dmitry.  I'm sure he can squash it
with his own patches.

thanks,

Mimi

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