linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] SELinux fixes for v6.1 (#1)

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Date:   Fri, 4 Nov 2022 23:03:56 -0400
From:   Paul Moore <paul@...l-moore.com>
To:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     selinux@...r.kernel.org, linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] SELinux fixes for v6.1 (#1)

On Fri, Oct 21, 2022 at 5:42 PM Linus Torvalds
<torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 20, 2022 at 8:20 AM Paul Moore <paul@...l-moore.com> wrote:
> >
> >         The patch, while still fairly small, is a bit
> > larger than one might expect from a simple s/GFP_KERNEL/GFP_ATOMIC/
> > conversion because we added support for the function to be called with
> > different gfp flags depending on the context, preserving GFP_KERNEL
> > for those cases that can safely sleep.
>
> Hmm.
>
> So I've pulled this, but that patch actually makes it obvious that
> there is only one single possible function for "convert->func", namely
> that "convert_context()" function.

Sorry for the delay, network access has been limited the past few
weeks so I needed to prioritize things like getting fixes out over non
critical responses.

Anyway, yes, you're right, it's something we should look into
resolving and I plan to do that in the coming week or two.

-- 
paul-moore.com