Re: Separate mailing list (and git and patchwork) for fsverity?

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On Tue, Dec 13, 2022 at 11:24:28AM -0800, Eric Biggers wrote:
> Currently, fsverity development is reusing the same mailing list, git repo
> (though a different branch), and patchwork project as fscrypt --- mainly just
> because I was a little lazy and didn't bother to ask for new ones:
> 
> FSCRYPT: FILE SYSTEM LEVEL ENCRYPTION SUPPORT
> [...]
> L:      linux-fscrypt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Q:      https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-fscrypt/list/
> T:      git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/fs/fscrypt/fscrypt.git
> [...]
> 
> FSVERITY: READ-ONLY FILE-BASED AUTHENTICITY PROTECTION
> [...]
> L:      linux-fscrypt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Q:      https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-fscrypt/list/
> T:      git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/fs/fscrypt/fscrypt.git fsverity
> [...]
> 
> I think this is causing some confusion.  It also makes it so that people can't
> subscribe to the list for just one or the other.
> 
> What would people say about having a separate mailing list, git repo, and
> patchwork project for fsverity?  So the fsverity entry would look like:
> 
> FSVERITY: READ-ONLY FILE-BASED AUTHENTICITY PROTECTION
> [...]
> L:      linux-fsverity@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Q:      https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-fsverity/list/
> T:      git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/fs/fsverity/fsverity.git
> [...]
> 
> For the branches in the git repo, I'm thinking of using 'for-next' and
> 'for-current'.  (I'd also update the fscrypt ones to match; currently they are
> 'master' and 'for-stable'.)
> 
> If people are okay with these changes, I'll send off the needed requests to
> helpdesk and linux-next to make these changes, and send Linus a pull request to
> update MAINTAINERS.  (And update fsverity-utils to point to the new list.)
> 

Any thoughts on this from anyone?

- Eric



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