linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 01/16] Add the ability to lock down access to the running kernel image

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Date:   Sun, 25 Dec 2016 21:44:29 +0000
From:   David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:     Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
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
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/16] Add the ability to lock down access to the running kernel image

Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz> wrote:

> > +config ALLOW_LOCKDOWN_LIFT
> > +	bool
> 
> Don't you need to add 'bool "something"' so that user can actually
> select this?

No - see patch 6.  This option merely makes the function available.  Actually,
I haven't done it quite right: the function in the .c file should be
conditionalised too.

David