linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 0/5] Update the maintainer PGP guide

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Message-ID: <871qtdcw34.fsf@meer.lwn.net>
Date:   Thu, 18 Aug 2022 11:14:55 -0600
From:   Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
To:     Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/5] Update the maintainer PGP guide

Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@...uxfoundation.org> writes:

> This series updates the guide to match terminology used in the upstream
> "protecting code integrity" guide and brings the documentation in line
> with the latest developments in the GnuPG world:
>
> - uses "Certify key" instead of "master key" terms to remove common
>   confusion that the "Certify key" is somehow able to restore lost
>   private subkeys
> - removes keyserver instructions because keyservers have largely gone
>   semi-extinct due to GDPR enforcement and just general neglect
> - adds a link to the kernel.org PGP keyring documentation
> - updates information about ECC curve support among the devices the
>   guide talks about (Yubikeys are able to use ED25519 curves with the
>   latest firmware updates)
> - adds a section on using PGP-signed patches with b4 and patatt
>
> Link: https://github.com/lfit/itpol/blob/master/protecting-code-integrity.md
> Signed-off-by: Konstantin Ryabitsev <konstantin@...uxfoundation.org>
>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - Rebase on v5.19.
> - Small wording changes based on feedback.
> - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220727-docs-pgp-guide-v1-0-c48fb06cb9af@linuxfoundation.org

I've applied the set, thanks.

jon