[RFC PATCH v3 00/11] KEYS: Sanitize the garbage collector

[Jarkko Sakkinen]

On Thu, Nov 05, 2026 at 02:52:59AM +0200, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> 1. Replace key_type_dead retyping with module reference pinning so live
>    keys and restrictions keep their backing key_type module loaded until
>    key_gc_unused_keys() or keyring_destroy() completes.
> 2. Process serial-tree scans and graveyard destruction in fixed 64-key
>    chunks to a bound workqueue execution latency without hurting overall
>    throughput for a significant amount.
> 
> The first part has a user-space visible effect: rmmod returns -EBUSY while
> keys or keyring restrictions still pin the backing module.
> 
> Internal key caches or transport state bottlenecks are addressed by either
> clearing their private caches on last-client teardown or splitting key
> types into dedicated provider modules.

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This was accidentally pulled by:

	./scripts/get_maintainer.pl \
		--nogit \
		--nogit-fallback \
		--norolestats v3-00?[1-9]-*.patch | \
		awk '{print "Cc: " $0}' | \
		sed -i '/^Subject:/r /dev/stdin' v3-0000-cover-letter.patch

I'll address this in the next version but perhaps that email should be
removed from MAINTAINERS? 

Br, Jarkko