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

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Date:	Fri, 19 Jun 2015 09:09:33 -0400
From:	Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@...hat.com>
To:	Dave Young <dyoung@...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

On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 04:18:16PM +0800, Dave Young wrote:
> > > 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. Will be good if you can get this done.

Thanks
Vivek
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