linux-hardening - Re: [PATCH 1/3] efi: pstore: Request at most 512 bytes for variable names

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Message-ID: <d7561279-0372-d630-3c81-d6bad965a511@igalia.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2024 18:32:09 -0300
From: "Guilherme G. Piccoli" <gpiccoli@...lia.com>
To: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>
Cc: linux-efi@...r.kernel.org, Tim Schumacher <timschumi@....de>,
 Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
 linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] efi: pstore: Request at most 512 bytes for variable
 names

On 29/03/2024 04:34, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> [...]
> 
> I'm just not impressed by the general quality of implementations -
> relying on this when the system is going down is a reasonable last
> resort, perhaps, but if other options are available, I'd prioritize
> those.
> 
> And this is for the oops/panic logs only - other uses of pstore seem
> better served with ordinary file based persistence.

OK, I understand now.
Thanks,

Guilherme