Re: [PATCH] keys: allow request-key path to be configured via Kconfig
From: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@kernel.org>
Date: 2026-06-08 05:00:03
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From: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@kernel.org>
Date: 2026-06-08 05:00:03
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On Mon, Jun 08, 2026 at 07:50:03AM +0300, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
On Sun, Jun 07, 2026 at 02:49:27PM +0100, Gary Guo wrote:quoted
From: Gary Guo <gary@garyguo.net> Some Linux distributions (e.g. NixOS) does not have /sbin present, and they currently carry patches to replace /sbin/request-key to some other path.Sorry but no configuration for introducing API divergence.
Not sure right now but one option might kernel command-line. Then it is known at run-time, can be signed etc. Compiled value has no identity in the same way. And I don't care if NixOS has such a problem as I've not have any stake making of those decisions. You really should explain why it makes sense to have such feature i.e., why is it useful. And if NixOS considered, why is it useful for NixOS. This all should be in the commit message. BR, Jarkko