Re: [RFC PATCH v15 18/21] ipe: enable support for fs-verity as a trust provider

[Fan Wu]

On 3/17/2024 10:17 PM, Eric Biggers wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 15, 2024 at 08:35:48PM -0700, Fan Wu wrote:
> > +config IPE_PROP_FS_VERITY
> > +	bool "Enable property for fs-verity files"
> > +	depends on FS_VERITY && FS_VERITY_BUILTIN_SIGNATURES
> > +	help
> > +	  This option enables the usage of properties "fsverity_signature"
> > +	  and "fsverity_digest". These properties evaluate to TRUE when
> > +	  a file is fsverity enabled and with a signed digest
>
> Again: why would anyone care if there is a signature, if that signature is not
> checked.
>
> I think you meant to write something like: "when a file is fsverity enabled and
> has a valid builtin signature whose signing cert is in the .fs-verity keyring".
>
> - Eric

Thanks for the suggestion. I agree this is a more accurate description. 
I'll update the description to include these details.

-Fan