Date:   Thu, 25 Nov 2021 10:14:12 +0100
From:   Philipp Rudo <prudo@redhat.com>
To:     Michal =?UTF-8?B?U3VjaMOhbmVr?= <msuchanek@suse.de>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] KEXEC_SIG with appended signature
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Hi Michal,

On Wed, 24 Nov 2021 14:27:16 +0100
Michal Such=C3=A1nek <msuchanek@suse.de> wrote:

> On Wed, Nov 24, 2021 at 08:10:10AM -0500, Mimi Zohar wrote:
> > On Wed, 2021-11-24 at 12:09 +0100, Philipp Rudo wrote: =20
> > > Now Michal wants to adapt KEXEC_SIG for ppc too so distros can rely o=
n all
> > > architectures using the same mechanism and thus reduce maintenance co=
st.
> > > On the way there he even makes some absolutely reasonable improvements
> > > for everybody.
> > >=20
> > > Why is that so controversial? What is the real problem that should be
> > > discussed here? =20
> >=20
> > Nothing is controversial with what Michal wants to do.  I've already
> > said, "As for adding KEXEC_SIG appended signature support on PowerPC
> > based on the s390 code, it sounds reasonable." =20
>=20
> Ok, I will resend the series with the arch-specific changes first to be
> independent of the core cleanup.

could you please add the kexec@lists.infradead.org to Cc when you
resend the series. As this is kexec related I think it makes sense to
give them a heads up, too.

Thanks
Philipp