linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 2/2] kexec, KEYS: Make use of platform keyring for signature verify

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Date:   Sun, 13 Jan 2019 09:39:58 +0800
From:   Dave Young <dyoung@...hat.com>
To:     Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.ibm.com>
Cc:     Kairui Song <kasong@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        dhowells@...hat.com, dwmw2@...radead.org,
        jwboyer@...oraproject.org, keyrings@...r.kernel.org,
        jmorris@...ei.org, serge@...lyn.com, bauerman@...ux.ibm.com,
        ebiggers@...gle.com, nayna@...ux.ibm.com,
        linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org, kexec@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 2/2] kexec, KEYS: Make use of platform keyring for
 signature verify

Hi,

On 01/11/19 at 11:13am, Mimi Zohar wrote:
> On Fri, 2019-01-11 at 21:43 +0800, Dave Young wrote:
> [snip]
> 
> > Personally I would like to see platform key separated from integrity.
> > But for the kexec_file part I think it is good at least it works with
> > this fix.
> > 
> > Acked-by: Dave Young <dyoung@...hat.com>
> 
> The original "platform" keyring patches that Nayna posted multiple
> times were in the certs directory, but nobody commented/responded.  So
> she reworked the patches, moving them to the integrity directory and
> posted them (cc'ing the kexec mailing list).  It's a bit late to be
> asking to move it, isn't it?

Hmm, apologize for being late,  I did not get chance to have a look the
old series.  Since we have the needs now, it should be still fine

Maybe Kairui can check Nayna's old series, see if he can do something
again?

> 
> Mimi
> 

Thanks
Dave