linux-kernel - Re: [GIT] Security subsystem updates for 3.13

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Date:	Tue, 19 Nov 2013 16:38:02 +1100 (EST)
From:	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
cc:	Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...oraproject.org>,
	"Linux-Kernel@...r. Kernel. Org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-security-module <linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org>,
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [GIT] Security subsystem updates for 3.13

On Mon, 18 Nov 2013, Linus Torvalds wrote:

> On Mon, Nov 18, 2013 at 3:30 PM, James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org> wrote:
> > On Mon, 18 Nov 2013, Josh Boyer wrote:
> >>
> >> Unless I'm missing something, I don't think this has landed in Linus'
> >> tree yet.  Linus, did this pull request get NAKed or fall through the
> >> cracks?
> >
> > I think Linus is on vacation and merging only sporadically at the moment.
> 
> No,while it is true that I've been traveling, I've also been actively
> merging, and no, that pull request isn't lost.
> 
> I don't really like the look of it though (particularly all the magic
> new keys changes), so I've been delaying it and merging other regular
> stuff that I don't have any issues with. I'm leaving that pull for
> later in order to go over it more carefully when I'm not doing fifteen
> other pulls the same day..
> 
> If somebody wants to explain about the rationale new keys code, that might help.

Thanks -- I've cc'd David for comment.


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