linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] IMA: Use the system trusted keyrings instead of .ima

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Date:	Wed, 06 Apr 2016 13:05:49 -0400
From:	Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Cc:	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, keyrings@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] IMA: Use the system trusted keyrings instead of
 .ima_mok (update)

On Wed, 2016-04-06 at 17:24 +0100, David Howells wrote:
> Looking in digsig.c, I see:
> 
> 	#ifdef CONFIG_INTEGRITY_TRUSTED_KEYRING
> 	static bool init_keyring __initdata = true;
> 	#else
> 	static bool init_keyring __initdata;
> 	#endif
> 
> Since this doesn't ever appear to be altered, should integrity_init_keyring()
> just be made conditionally compiled?

I'm not sure what you're asking.  If you're asking if the whole file can
be include based on whether this option is enabled, then no.

Mimi