Re: [PATCH] docs: selinux: add '=' signs to kernel boot options

From: Paul Moore <paul@paul-moore.com>
To: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Cc: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>,
	linux-doc@vger.kernel.org,  patches@lists.linux.dev,
	Stephen Smalley <stephen.smalley.work@gmail.com>,
	 Eric Paris <eparis@parisplace.org>,
	selinux@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] docs: selinux: add '=' signs to kernel boot options
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2022 16:12:26 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAHC9VhTSzVH+jrYieE8WbRLGgkAR65jDX7qtATuFCQRSX+dSgg@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87mtegz7t5.fsf@meer.lwn.net>

On Mon, Jun 13, 2022 at 3:23 PM Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> wrote:
> Paul Moore <paul@paul-moore.com> writes:
>
> > I assumed the doc folks would have picked this up but I don't see it
> > in the tree so I'm going to pull it into the selinux/next tree right
> > now.  Thanks again Randy, I'm sorry for the delay.
>
> Sorry, the "doc folks" have learned that, in general, folks in the
> security subsystems prefer to carry their own patches upward, so I
> assumed this one was taken care of.  If you'd rather I picked up SELinux
> documentation patches, I'd be glad to do so.

Hi Jon,

I don't care much either way, as long as Linus' tree is correct I'm
happy.  In this particular case there were no changes under
security/selinux so I assumed that the "doc folks" would merge it; I
have similar assumptions regarding other subsystems when it comes to
SELinux adjacent patches.  However, we all know the old joke about
making assumptions, so I generally keep tracking those patches for a
while and apply them myself if the other subsystems do not.

Generally speaking, if I add an Acked-by for a patch I'm not expecting
to merge that patch (hence the ACK to let the other maintainer know
I'm okay with the patch).  Otherwise I'll merge the patch and send a
reply to the thread that it has been merged into the relevant SELinux
branch.

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