linux-kernel - Re: taint/module: Clean up global and module taint flags handling

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Date:   Wed, 26 Oct 2016 16:14:02 -0700
From:   Jessica Yu <jeyu@...hat.com>
To:     Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>
Cc:     Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
        Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>,
        live-patching@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: taint/module: Clean up global and module taint flags handling

+++ Jiri Kosina [26/10/16 10:17 +0200]:
>On Wed, 26 Oct 2016, Rusty Russell wrote:
>
>> >> Hm, quick question, which tree would this patch go to? Though the
>> >> cleanup is for modules, there is an indirect cross-tree dependency
>> >> (taint_flag.module needs to be true for TAINT_LIVEPATCH for Josh's
>> >> patch to still work as intended). The least complicated thing to do
>> >> would be to just take this through the livepatch tree (with Rusty's
>> >> approval :-)), no?
>> >
>> > I don't want to be sneaking this behind Rusty's back, but he hasn't
>> > reposnded so far.
>>
>> I finally side-stepped this by appointing Jessica maintainer, thus her
>> Reviewed-by is sufficient for the module tree.
>
>Awesome! :)
>
>> Lazy, huh?
>
>Laziness has always been the main power behind all the progress of the
>mankind :P
>
>Jessica, do you want me to take the patch through livepatching tree still,
>or would you route it yourself now?

Hi Jiri,

Once I'm done fumbling with maintainership logistics, I will take this
patch through my tree. :-)

Thanks,
Jessica