linux-kernel - Re: kexec_load(2) bypasses signature verification

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Message-ID: <20150619081816.GK4636@dhcp-128-32.nay.redhat.com>
Date:	Fri, 19 Jun 2015 16:18:16 +0800
From:	Dave Young <dyoung@...hat.com>
To:	Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@...hat.com>
Cc:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...oraproject.org>,
	"Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@....edu>, Petr Tesarik <ptesarik@...e.cz>,
	kexec <kexec@...ts.infradead.org>,
	"Linux-Kernel@...r. Kernel. Org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: kexec_load(2) bypasses signature verification

> > If we want to disable unsigned kernel loading at compile time, then we
> > really need to work on decoupling CONFIG_KEXEC and CONFIG_FILE_KEXEC.
> > Introducing another config option is not the way forward, IMHO.
> 
> Yes, let's do it in this way since everyone is fine with it.

I will work on a patch if nobody else have interest or no time on it.

Thanks
Dave
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