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

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On Mon, 2019-11-11 at 11:41 -0800, Lakshmi Ramasubramanian wrote:
> On 11/11/2019 11:32 AM, Lakshmi Ramasubramanian wrote:
> 
> Hi Mimi,
> 
> > Problem Statement:

The above line isn't needed.

> > 
> > 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)

I've commented on patches 1 - 4.  There's still so much wrong with
this patch set.  Limiting the scope of the patch set sounds like
really a good idea. 

Mimi

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





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