linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/6] efi: Get the secure boot status [ver #2]

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Date:   Wed, 23 Nov 2016 11:25:57 +0000
From:   David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:     Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>
Cc:     dhowells@...hat.com, lukas@...ner.de, linux-efi@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, keyrings@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/6] efi: Get the secure boot status [ver #2]

Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com> wrote:

> 	int secure_boot = efi_get_secureboot(sys_table);
> 
> 	if (secure_boot > 0)
> 		pr_efi(sys_table, "UEFI Secure Boot is enabled.\n");
> 	if (secure_boot < 0)
> 		pr_efi_err(sys_table,
> 			"could not determine UEFI Secure Boot status.\n");

In which case, should this be moved into efi_get_secureboot() and it return a
bool?

David