Re: [PATCH] KEYS: request_key: enforce keyring restrictions on constructed keys
From: Jarkko Sakkinen
Date: Sat Oct 31 2026 - 03:59:07 EST
On Sat, Oct 31, 2026 at 09:56:03AM +0200, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 31, 2026 at 09:53:54AM +0200, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> > On Sat, Oct 31, 2026 at 10:10:36AM +0530, Gallop Permission wrote:
> > > Hi, Jarkko
> > >
> > > 1. you asked: What does "key becoming positive" mean here broken down?
> > > Here key becoming positive” means the transition from
> > > KEY_IS_UNINSTANTIATED to KEY_IS_POSITIVE
> > > after the type’s instantiate() succeeded and the payload is present.
> >
> > Great use concrete termininology.
>
> Please also read:
>
> https://docs.kernel.org/process/email-clients.html
>
> Especially quoting part. Your responses are somewhat difficult to read
> and we don't prefer top-posting.
One more thing: the short summary (subject) is incorrect as we already
do enforce restrictions.
I missed this one earlier. Just put something more appropriate, that's
all.
Br, Jarkko