linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/4][RFC v2] Introduce the in-kernel hibernation encryption

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Date:   Thu, 19 Jul 2018 07:58:51 +0800
From:   Yu Chen <yu.c.chen@...el.com>
To:     Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Cc:     "Rafael J . Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
        Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...gle.com>,
        "Lee, Chun-Yi" <jlee@...e.com>, Theodore Ts o <tytso@....edu>,
        Stephan Mueller <smueller@...onox.de>,
        Denis Kenzior <denkenz@...il.com>, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "Gu, Kookoo" <kookoo.gu@...el.com>,
        "Zhang, Rui" <rui.zhang@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4][RFC v2] Introduce the in-kernel hibernation
 encryption

Hi,
On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 10:22:35PM +0200, Pavel Machek wrote:
> On Thu 2018-07-19 00:38:06, Chen Yu wrote:
> > As security becomes more and more important, we add the in-kernel
> > encryption support for hibernation.
> 
> Sorry, this does not really explain what security benefit it is
> supposed have to against what attack scenarios.
> 
> Which unfortunately means it can not reviewed.
> 
> Note that uswsusp already provides encryption. If this is supposed to
> have advantages over it, please say so.
> 
The advantages are described in detail in 
[PATCH 1/4]'s log, please refer to that.
Thanks,
Yu
> 								Pavel
> 
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