linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 07/11] kexec: Disable in a secure boot environment

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Date:	Wed, 5 Sep 2012 22:41:42 +0100
From:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
To:	Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, linux-efi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 07/11] kexec: Disable in a secure boot environment

On Wed, Sep 05, 2012 at 05:13:49PM -0400, Mimi Zohar wrote:

> Normally capabilities provide additional permissions. So if you don't
> have the capability, an errno is returned.  CAP_SYS_BOOT is a good
> example.  With CAP_SECURE_FIRMWARE, it reads backwards - if not
> CAP_SECURE_FIRMWARE, return error.  I think you want to invert the name
> to CAP_NOT_SECURE_FIRMWARE, CAP_NOT_SECURE_BOOT or perhaps
> CAP_UNSECURED_BOOT.

Yeah, I think renaming the cap is a given.

-- 
Matthew Garrett | mjg59@...f.ucam.org
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