linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Lock down drivers that can have io ports, io mem, irqs and dma changed

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Message-ID: <7958.1480085346@warthog.procyon.org.uk>
Date:   Fri, 25 Nov 2016 14:49:06 +0000
From:   David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:     Dominik Brodowski <linux@...inikbrodowski.net>
Cc:     dhowells@...hat.com, keyrings@...r.kernel.org,
        matthew.garrett@...ula.com, linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-efi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Lock down drivers that can have io ports, io mem, irqs and dma changed

Dominik Brodowski <linux@...inikbrodowski.net> wrote:

> For most cases, request_firmware() is being used -- for some rare cases,
> however, this alternative interface is provided for. It should be pretty
> safe nowadays to make pccard_cis_attr read-only (and who uses PCMCIA
> nowadays anyway?).

Have a look at the top patch here:

	http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/dhowells/linux-fs.git/log/?h=efi-lock-down

David