Hi Peter,
On 23/07/2026 11:27, Peter Robinson wrote:
The first phase uses the upstream patches due to land shortly, likely
in 7.3, to limit the use of the API to the known apps and restricts
the use. This allows Fedora to identify unknown users and gracefully
deal with them before the active demise of the interface upstream
providing users a more graceful process rather than universally
pulling the rug without any notice.
I don't understand what is the purpose of this change request. Do you
want to take additional steps beyond what kernel upstream currently
plans and switch off AF_ALG in before it's limited by upstream kernel?
Do you plan to "backport" those patches in earlier fedora kernels? Or
it's simply to announce that there's a upstream kernel change coming and
people should get ready for it?
It's primarily communication and awareness and adding the upstream
pieces at a release boundary, F-45 will ship with the 7.2 kernel, we
don't want the upstream patches heading to 7.3 to suddenly break users
mid release when upstream yanks whatever rug they choose whenever they
choose. It doesn't make for a good user experience does it?
Ok, public awareness aside (which I agree with), are there any Fedora
specific steps planned above what the upstream kernel plans to do?
O.
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