APPLIED[M]: [SRU][J/M][PATCH v2 0/1] UBUNTU: [Packaging] Check for relevant changes for security certifications

[Andrea Righi]

On Wed, Sep 06, 2023 at 06:24:44PM -0300, Magali Lemes wrote:
> BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1945989
> 
> [Impact]
> 
> When producing a new version of some kernels, we need to check for
> changes that might affect FIPS or other certs and justify why a commit
> was kept or removed.
> 
> To simplify this process we can add an automated check that will abort
> the kernel preparation and build when such changes exist without a
> justification.
> 
> [Test Plan]
> 
> Check if the kernel preparation fails (cranky close) when any of the files
> specified by `crypto_files` is changed.
> 
> [Where problems could occur]
> 
> No kernels should be affected unless we enable this check by setting
> `do_fips_checks` to true. In the generic Jammy kernel, `do_fips_checks` is
> already set to false in `debian/rules.d/0-common-vars.mk`. Even if the variable
> is set to true, that only affects the kernel preparation and not the
> resulting kernel.
> 
> [Other Info]
> 
> Changes in v2:
>  - `tag_prefix` was set based on the $DEBIAN_MASTER folder name, such that for
>  for first order derivatives the tag prefix would be `Ubuntu-master-*`. Fix
>  this by relying on the package name from $DEBIAN_MASTER/changelog instead.

Applied to mantic/linux.

Thanks,
-Andrea