linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] firmware_loader: use kernel credentials when reading firmware

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Date:   Fri, 29 Apr 2022 14:54:24 +1000
From:   Thiébaud Weksteen <tweek@...gle.com>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        John Stultz <jstultz@...gle.com>
Cc:     Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>,
        Qian Cai <quic_qiancai@...cinc.com>,
        Jeffrey Vander Stoep <jeffv@...gle.com>,
        Saravana Kannan <saravanak@...gle.com>,
        Alistair Delva <adelva@...gle.com>,
        Adam Shih <adamshih@...gle.com>,
        SElinux list <selinux@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] firmware_loader: use kernel credentials when reading firmware

> As stated before, should this go to stable kernels?  If so, how far
> back?

Yes, it should go to stable kernels. It should apply cleanly on 5.10.
Ideally, up to 4.19 but it will require a fixup. I can send a
backported patch for 5.4 and 4.19 branches once it lands in the main
tree.

>
> And you forgot to cc: John?

Done
Thanks