linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 2/3] integrity: Move import of MokListRT certs to a separate routine

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Message-ID: <cb8b4ebaa35d79eba65b011d042d20a991adf540.camel@linux.ibm.com>
Date:   Fri, 11 Sep 2020 11:59:07 -0400
From:   Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.ibm.com>
To:     Lenny Szubowicz <lszubowi@...hat.com>,
        Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>
Cc:     Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-efi <linux-efi@...r.kernel.org>,
        platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, andy.shevchenko@...il.com,
        James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>, serge@...lyn.com,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Peter Jones <pjones@...hat.com>,
        David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>, prarit@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 2/3] integrity: Move import of MokListRT certs to a
 separate routine

On Fri, 2020-09-11 at 11:54 -0400, Lenny Szubowicz wrote:
> On 9/11/20 11:02 AM, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> > On Sat, 5 Sep 2020 at 04:31, Lenny Szubowicz <lszubowi@...hat.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Move the loading of certs from the UEFI MokListRT into a separate
> >> routine to facilitate additional MokList functionality.
> >>
> >> There is no visible functional change as a result of this patch.
> >> Although the UEFI dbx certs are now loaded before the MokList certs,
> >> they are loaded onto different key rings. So the order of the keys
> >> on their respective key rings is the same.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Lenny Szubowicz <lszubowi@...hat.com>
> > 
> > Why did you drop Mimi's reviewed-by from this patch?
> 
> It was not intentional. I was just not aware that I needed to propagate
> Mimi Zohar's reviewed-by from V1 of the patch to V2.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.ibm.com>
> 
> V2 includes changes in that patch to incorporate suggestions from
> Andy Shevchenko. My assumption was that the maintainer would
> gather up the reviewed-by and add any signed-off-by as appropriate,
> but it sounds like my assumption was incorrect. In retrospect, I
> could see that having the maintainer dig through prior versions
> of a patch set for prior reviewed-by tags could be burdensome.

As much as possible moving code should be done without making changes,
simpler for code review.   Then as a separate patch you make changes.  
That way you could also have retained my Reviewed-by.

Mimi

> 
> Advice on the expected handling of this would be appreciated.