Ryabitsev: Introducing b4 and patch attestation
Konstantin Ryabitsev introduces
the "b4" tool for kernel development. Developers and LWN readers will
be familiar with b4 under its previous name: get-lore-mbox. "On top of that, b4 also
introduces support for cryptographic patch attestation, which makes it
possible to verify that patches (and their metadata) weren't modified in
transit between developers. This is still an experimental feature, but
initial tests have been pretty encouraging." See this article for early coverage of the
attestation feature.