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

[Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Thu, Jun 01, 2023 at 02:33:23PM +0530, Shreenidhi Shedi wrote:
> On Wed, 31-May-2023 22:20, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Wed, May 31, 2023 at 09:01:24PM +0530, Shreenidhi Shedi wrote:
> > > 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.
> > 
> > What exactly do you mean by "slight push"?
> 
> Instead of invoking the signing tool binary for each module, we can pass
> modules in bulk and it will reduce the build time by couple of seconds.

Then why not modify the in-kernel build system to also do this, allowing
everyone to save time and money (i.e. energy)?

Why keep the build savings to yourself?

thanks,

greg k-h