Re: [PATCH 4/6] KEYS: Add garbage collection for dead, revoked andexpired keys.

[Serge E. Hallyn]

Quoting David Howells (dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx):
> Serge E. Hallyn <serue@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > This won't require keyring->sem?
> 
> Why should it?  A keyring merely points at a key, and if you follow this line
> of argument, then every keyring pointing at a key would have to be locked.

I see - so I could have the same dead key in 2 keyrings, recreate it in the
one ring, and it will be reactivated in both keyrings?

Ok, then that check (my original comment) is in fact needed :)

Thanks for indulging me.

-serge
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