linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 0/7] refactor file signing program

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Message-ID: <cefc1a42-725a-8afa-c222-f4df085ba6a2@gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 31 May 2023 21:01:24 +0530
From:   Shreenidhi Shedi <yesshedi@...il.com>
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     dhowells@...hat.com, dwmw2@...radead.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, sshedi@...are.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 0/7] refactor file signing program

On Wed, 31-May-2023 20:08, Greg KH wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 25, 2023 at 04:14:49PM +0530, Shreenidhi Shedi wrote:
>> On Wed, 22-Mar-2023 01:03, Shreenidhi Shedi wrote:
>> Can you please review the latest patch series? I think I have addressed your
>> concerns. Thanks.
> 
> The big question is, "who is going to use these new features"?  This
> tool is only used by the in-kernel build scripts, and if they do not
> take advantage of these new options you have added, why are they needed?
> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h

Hi Greg,

Thanks for the response.

We use it in VMware Photon OS. Following is the link for the same.
https://github.com/vmware/photon/blob/master/SPECS/linux/spec_install_post.inc#L4

If this change goes in, it will give a slight push to our build 
performance. Can you please take these changes?

-- 
Shedi