linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1] IMA: fix measuring asymmetric keys Kconfig

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Message-ID: <5411bc3d-74eb-6868-5768-bba3726a661a@linux.microsoft.com>
Date:   Thu, 9 Jan 2020 08:38:11 -0800
From:   Lakshmi Ramasubramanian <nramas@...ux.microsoft.com>
To:     Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.ibm.com>,
        James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com, arnd@...db.de,
        linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     dhowells@...hat.com, sashal@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, keyrings@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1] IMA: fix measuring asymmetric keys Kconfig

On 1/8/20 8:52 PM, Mimi Zohar wrote:

> 
> For the time being, I've pushed out this patch with the existing patch
> description to next-integrity-testing, but the patch description
> should be rewritten clearer.  For example,
> 
> As a result of the asymmetric public keys subtype being defined as a
> tristate, with the existing IMA Makefile, ima_asymmetric_keys.c could
> be built as a kernel module.  To prevent this from happening, this
> patch defines and uses an intermediate Kconfig boolean option named
> IMA_MEASURE_ASYMMETRIC_KEYS.
> 
> Please let me know if you're ok with this wording.
> 
> thanks,
> 
> Mimi
> 

That sounds perfect. Thanks for your help Mimi.

  -lakshmi