Re: [PATCH v5 0/10] KEYS: Measure keys when they are created or updated

Lakshmi Ramasubramanian
2019-11-11T19:41:24Z

On 11/11/2019 11:32 AM, Lakshmi Ramasubramanian wrote:

Hi Mimi,

> Problem Statement:
>
> Keys created or updated in the system are currently not being measured.
>
> This change aims to address measuring keys created or updated
> in the system:
>
> => Patches #1 through #5 update IMA policy functions to handle
> measurement of keys based on configured IMA policy.
>
> => Patches #6 and #7 add IMA hook for measuring keys and the call
> to the IMA hook from key_create_or_update function.
> Keys are processed immediately - no support for
> deferred processing.
>
> => Patches #8 through #10 add support for queuing keys if
> custom IMA policies have not been applied yet and process
> the queued keys when custom IMA policies are applied.

I was wondering if it'd be better to split this patch set into two sets:

1st set including the patches for measuring keys without queuing support
(Patches #1 through #7)

2nd set including the patches that add queuing support (Patches #8
through #10).

thanks,
-lakshmi