linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 0/3] initramfs: add support for xattrs in the initial ram disk

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Message-ID: <20220610153336.GA8881@lxhi-065>
Date:   Fri, 10 Jun 2022 17:33:36 +0200
From:   Eugeniu Rosca <erosca@...adit-jv.com>
To:     Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@...wei.com>
CC:     Eugeniu Rosca <erosca@...adit-jv.com>,
        Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>, "hpa@...or.com" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        Arvind Sankar <nivedita@...m.mit.edu>,
        Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.ibm.com>,
        "viro@...iv.linux.org.uk" <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
        "linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org" 
        <linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org" <linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org>,
        "initramfs@...r.kernel.org" <initramfs@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-api@...r.kernel.org" <linux-api@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "bug-cpio@....org" <bug-cpio@....org>,
        "zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com" <zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Silviu Vlasceanu <Silviu.Vlasceanu@...wei.com>,
        Dmitry Kasatkin <dmitry.kasatkin@...wei.com>,
        "takondra@...co.com" <takondra@...co.com>,
        "kamensky@...co.com" <kamensky@...co.com>,
        "arnd@...db.de" <arnd@...db.de>,
        "james.w.mcmechan@...il.com" <james.w.mcmechan@...il.com>,
        "linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org>,
        Dirk Behme <dirk.behme@...bosch.com>,
        Eugeniu Rosca <roscaeugeniu@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 0/3] initramfs: add support for xattrs in the initial
 ram disk

Hello Roberto,

On Do, Jun 09, 2022 at 11:05:45 +0000, Roberto Sassu wrote:
> > From: Eugeniu Rosca [mailto:erosca@...adit-jv.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, June 9, 2022 12:26 PM
> > Dear Roberto,
> > Cc: Yamada-san, linux-kbuild
> > 
> > On Mi, Jul 24, 2019 at 05:34:53 +0200, Roberto Sassu wrote:
> > > Is there anything I didn't address in this patch set, that is delaying
> > > the review? I would appreciate if you can give me a feedback, positive
> > > or negative.
> > >
> > > Thanks a lot!
> > >
> > > Roberto
> > 
> > Some of our users have recently asked for this patch series.
> 
> Hello
> 
> thanks for your interest in this patch set.
> 
> > Could you please feedback if this is the latest revision available or
> > maybe there is a newer one developed and potentially not shared on LKML?
> 
> Yes, it is the latest revision available. There might have been few
> fixes in the final code. You may want to have a look at:

Many thanks for the links to the updated patch revisions. It looks
like the new versions added a couple of bugfixes and refinements.

With more users now using this feature, do you think there is a higher
chance for upstreaming, compared to 2019 (original submission date)?

Best Regards,
Eugeniu