linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] ima: evm: Rename *_post_path_mknod() to *_path_post

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Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2024 15:27:58 -0400
From: Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.ibm.com>
To: Paul Moore <paul@...l-moore.com>
Cc: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@...weicloud.com>, dmitry.kasatkin@...il.com,
        eric.snowberg@...cle.com, jmorris@...ei.org, serge@...lyn.com,
        linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org, linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-cifs@...r.kernel.org, viro@...iv.linux.org.uk, pc@...guebit.com,
        christian@...uner.io, Roberto
 Sassu <roberto.sassu@...wei.com>,
        stable@...r.kernel.org, Sasha Levin
 <sashal@...nel.org>,
        Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] ima: evm: Rename *_post_path_mknod() to
 *_path_post_mknod()

[Cc: Sasha, Greg]

On Fri, 2024-03-29 at 15:12 -0400, Paul Moore wrote:
> I'd take it one step further and remove both 'Fixes' tags.  A 'Fixes'
> tag implies a flaw in the functionality of the code, this is just a
> function rename.

Totally agree.

> Another important thing to keep in mind about 'Fixes' tags, unless
> you've told the stable kernel folks to only take patches that you've
> explicitly marked for stable, they are likely going to attempt to
> backport anything with a 'Fixes' tag.

How do we go about doing that?  Do we just send an email to stable?

Is it disabled for security?  I thought new functionality won't be backported. 
Hopefully the changes for making IMA & EVM full fledged LSMs won't be
automatically backported to stable.

thanks,

Mimi