linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v8 0/2] KEYS: Read keys to internal buffer & then copy to userspace

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Date:   Wed, 25 Mar 2020 19:30:56 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     longman@...hat.com
Cc:     dhowells@...hat.com, jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com,
        jmorris@...ei.org, serge@...lyn.com, zohar@...ux.ibm.com,
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        crecklin@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 0/2] KEYS: Read keys to internal buffer & then copy
 to userspace

From: Waiman Long <longman@...hat.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2020 21:11:23 -0400

> The current security key read methods are called with the key semaphore
> held.  The methods then copy out the key data to userspace which is
> subjected to page fault and may acquire the mmap semaphore. That can
> result in circular lock dependency and hence a chance to get into
> deadlock.
> 
> To avoid such a deadlock, an internal buffer is now allocated for getting
> out the necessary data first. After releasing the key semaphore, the
> key data are then copied out to userspace sidestepping the circular
> lock dependency.
> 
> The keyutils test suite was run and the test passed with these patchset
> applied without any falure.

Who will integrate these changes?