linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] Second attempt at kernel secure boot support

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Message-ID: <20121105202557.GA16076@srcf.ucam.org>
Date:	Mon, 5 Nov 2012 20:25:57 +0000
From:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
To:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
Cc:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>,
	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
	Chris Friesen <chris.friesen@...band.com>,
	Eric Paris <eparis@...isplace.org>,
	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>, Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.de>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, linux-efi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] Second attempt at kernel secure boot support

On Mon, Nov 05, 2012 at 11:16:12AM -0800, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org> writes:
> > No, in the general case the system will do that once it fails to find a 
> > bootable OS on the drive.
> 
> In the general case there will be a bootable OS on the drive.

That's in no way a given.

-- 
Matthew Garrett | mjg59@...f.ucam.org
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