linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 07/27] kexec_file: Disable at runtime if securelevel has been set

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Date:   Sat, 21 Oct 2017 03:26:22 +0400 (+04)
From:   James Morris <james.l.morris@...cle.com>
To:     David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
cc:     linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk,
        linux-efi@...r.kernel.org, matthew.garrett@...ula.com,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        jforbes@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 07/27] kexec_file: Disable at runtime if securelevel has
 been set

On Thu, 19 Oct 2017, David Howells wrote:

> From: Chun-Yi Lee <joeyli.kernel@...il.com>
> 
> When KEXEC_VERIFY_SIG is not enabled, kernel should not loads image
> through kexec_file systemcall if securelevel has been set.
> 
> This code was showed in Matthew's patch but not in git:
> https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/3/13/778
> 


Reviewed-by: James Morris <james.l.morris@...cle.com>

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