Re: [PATCH v5 07/14] module: Make module authentication usable without MODULE_SIG

[kpcyrd]

On 5/26/26 1:38 PM, Thomas Weißschuh wrote:
> On 2026-05-26 12:53:22+0200, Petr Pavlu wrote:
> > Should MODULE_SIG_FORCE be renamed to MODULE_AUTH_FORCE, along with
> > renaming the sig_enforce functionality in kernel/module/auth.c to
> > auth_enforce?
>
> Given that it is a user-visible symbol we'll need to be a bit careful
> not to break existing configurations.
> I'll try to use the new "transitional" kconfig attribute.
A slightly softer worded alternative (yet semantically equivalent) name could be 
MODULE_AUTH_REQUIRE. No strong opinion though, I think MODULE_AUTH_* does make 
sense.

I initially shared the concern about renaming well established config options, 
but the transitional feature does seem to be a good fit for this.

Sincerely,
kpcyrd