32nd Time The Charm? Latest Linux Lockdown Patches Posted

[phoronix]

Phoronix: 32nd Time The Charm? Latest Linux Lockdown Patches Posted

The Linux "Lockdown" patches to restrict the running kernel image from being modified and to strengthen the boundary between UID 0 and the kernel continues to be revised. Matthew Garrett at Google who is now leading this Linux security effort is hoping to get the code into Linux 5.2 but that remains to be seen -- on Wednesday the thirty-second revision to these patches were posted...

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-Lockdown-32

[andrei_me]

Is there any record of number of revision until some feature landed in linux kernel? The only one that I remember taking so long was HMM, it landed in 15th revision?

[indepe]

When it comes to security features, I somehow feel like many revisions are a good thing.

[yturmisil]

Give it up already. Nobody wants your patches.