Re: [PATCH v3 0/8] module: Move 'struct module_signature' to UAPI

From: Nicolas Schier

Date: Fri Mar 20 2026 - 16:08:39 EST


On Thu, Mar 05, 2026 at 10:31:36AM +0100, Thomas Weißschuh wrote:
> This structure definition is used outside the kernel proper.
> For example in kmod and the kernel build environment.
>
> To allow reuse, move it to a new UAPI header.
>
> While it is not a true UAPI, it is a common practice to have
> non-UAPI interface definitions in the kernel's UAPI headers.
>
> This came up as part of my CONFIG_MODULE_HASHES series [0].
> But it is useful on its own and so we get it out of the way.
>
> [0] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/aZ3OfJJSJgfOb0rJ@levanger/
>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <thomas.weissschuh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Changes in v3:
> - Also adapt the include path for the custom sign-file rule in the bpf selftests.
> (My manual run of BPF CI still fails, due to an BUG() on s390,
> I don't see how this is due to this patch)
> - Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260305-module-signature-uapi-v2-0-dc4d81129dee@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Changes in v2:
> - Drop spurious definition of MODULE_SIGNATURE_TYPE_MERKLE.
> - s/modules/module/ in two patch subjects.
> - Pick up review tags.
> - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260302-module-signature-uapi-v1-0-207d955e0d69@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> ---
> Thomas Weißschuh (8):
> extract-cert: drop unused definition of PKEY_ID_PKCS7
> module: Drop unused signature types
> module: Give 'enum pkey_id_type' a more specific name
> module: Give MODULE_SIG_STRING a more descriptive name
> module: Move 'struct module_signature' to UAPI
> tools uapi headers: add linux/module_signature.h
> sign-file: use 'struct module_signature' from the UAPI headers
> selftests/bpf: verify_pkcs7_sig: Use 'struct module_signature' from the UAPI headers
>
> arch/s390/kernel/machine_kexec_file.c | 6 ++--
> certs/extract-cert.c | 2 --
> include/linux/module_signature.h | 30 +---------------
> include/uapi/linux/module_signature.h | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++
> kernel/module/signing.c | 4 +--
> kernel/module_signature.c | 2 +-
> scripts/Makefile | 1 +
> scripts/sign-file.c | 19 +++-------
> security/integrity/ima/ima_modsig.c | 6 ++--
> tools/include/uapi/linux/module_signature.h | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++
> tools/testing/selftests/bpf/Makefile | 1 +
> .../selftests/bpf/prog_tests/verify_pkcs7_sig.c | 28 ++-------------
> 12 files changed, 101 insertions(+), 80 deletions(-)
> ---
> base-commit: 6de23f81a5e08be8fbf5e8d7e9febc72a5b5f27f
> change-id: 20260302-module-signature-uapi-61fa80b1e2bb
>

Thanks for these patches!

For the whole series:

Reviewed-by: Nicolas Schier <nsc@xxxxxxxxxx>

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Nicolas

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