linux-kernel - Re: [PULL] modules

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Date:	Sun, 14 Oct 2012 22:27:54 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Alex Lyashkov <umka@...udlinux.com>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.com>,
	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>,
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Dmitry Kasatkin <dmitry.kasatkin@...el.com>,
	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.hengli.com.au>,
	Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...hat.com>, linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org,
	Lucas De Marchi <lucas.demarchi@...fusion.mobi>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>,
	Milan Broz <mbroz@...hat.com>,
	Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>,
	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>,
	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
Subject: Re: [PULL] modules

> I realize that fips_enabled is only for crazy people, but it's exactly
> code like this that limits it to only crazy people. Is there some
> *reason* for this?

Presumably its so a typical server with reboot on panic will reboot so
the attacker can hide the attempt better ;-)

Alan

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