linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 0/2] IMA: Deferred measurement of keys

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Message-ID: <9f346e6d-04f2-b8cd-bf67-f1cee59d9630@linux.microsoft.com>
Date:   Fri, 20 Dec 2019 12:50:34 -0800
From:   Lakshmi Ramasubramanian <nramas@...ux.microsoft.com>
To:     Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.ibm.com>,
        James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com,
        linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     eric.snowberg@...cle.com, dhowells@...hat.com,
        mathew.j.martineau@...ux.intel.com, matthewgarrett@...gle.com,
        sashal@...nel.org, jamorris@...ux.microsoft.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, keyrings@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 0/2] IMA: Deferred measurement of keys

On 12/20/19 11:36 AM, Mimi Zohar wrote:

>>
>> Shall I create a new patch set to address that and have that be reviewed
>> independent of this patch set?
> 
> If it is just a single additional patch, feel free to post it without
> a cover letter.

Sure

>>
>> Like you'd suggested earlier, we can wait for a certain time, after IMA
>> is initialized, and free the queue if a custom policy was not loaded.
> 
> Different types of systems vary in boot time, but perhaps a certain
> amount of time after IMA is initialized would be consistent.  This
> would need to work for IoT devices/sensors to servers.
> 
> Mimi
> 

Yes - I agree.

thanks,
  -lakshmi