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Date:	Mon, 16 Mar 2015 05:07:51 -0700
From:	tip-bot for Borislav Petkov <tipbot@...or.com>
To:	linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	vgoyal@...hat.com, akpm@...ux-foundation.org, hpa@...or.com,
	bp@...e.de, mingo@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	tglx@...utronix.de
Subject: [tip:x86/build] x86/kexec:
  Cleanup KEXEC_VERIFY_SIG Kconfig help text

Commit-ID:  d8eb8940417559808fdd0180a4d50f8f0281b822
Gitweb:     http://git.kernel.org/tip/d8eb8940417559808fdd0180a4d50f8f0281b822
Author:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
AuthorDate: Fri, 13 Mar 2015 14:04:37 +0100
Committer:  Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
CommitDate: Fri, 13 Mar 2015 14:21:58 +0100

x86/kexec: Cleanup KEXEC_VERIFY_SIG Kconfig help text

Fix typos and also make it simpler without losing the gist of what it says.

Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@...hat.com>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1426251877-11415-1-git-send-email-bp@alien8.de
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
---
 arch/x86/Kconfig | 13 +++++--------
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 78a3f67..867bc5b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -1742,14 +1742,11 @@ config KEXEC_VERIFY_SIG
 	depends on KEXEC_FILE
 	---help---
 	  This option makes kernel signature verification mandatory for
-	  kexec_file_load() syscall. If kernel is signature can not be
-	  verified, kexec_file_load() will fail.
-
-	  This option enforces signature verification at generic level.
-	  One needs to enable signature verification for type of kernel
-	  image being loaded to make sure it works. For example, enable
-	  bzImage signature verification option to be able to load and
-	  verify signatures of bzImage. Otherwise kernel loading will fail.
+	  the kexec_file_load() syscall.
+
+	  In addition to that option, you need to enable signature
+	  verification for the corresponding kernel image type being
+	  loaded in order for this to work.
 
 config KEXEC_BZIMAGE_VERIFY_SIG
 	bool "Enable bzImage signature verification support"
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