linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 02/27] Add a SysRq option to lift kernel lockdown

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Message-ID: <10671.1508451150@warthog.procyon.org.uk>
Date:   Thu, 19 Oct 2017 23:12:30 +0100
From:   David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:     Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
Cc:     dhowells@...hat.com, linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
        gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk, linux-efi@...r.kernel.org,
        matthew.garrett@...ula.com, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jforbes@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/27] Add a SysRq option to lift kernel lockdown

Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org> wrote:

> > +config ALLOW_LOCKDOWN_LIFT
> > +	bool
> > +	help
> > +	  Allow the lockdown on a kernel to be lifted, thereby restoring the
> > +	  ability of userspace to access the kernel image (eg. by SysRq+x under
> 
> how about:                                                                on
> 
> > +	  x86).

I'll just get rid of this config option, I think - it doesn't make anything
available outside of lock_down.c.

> > +#ifdef CONFIG_ALLOW_LOCKDOWN_LIFT_BY_KEY
> 
> is that the same as: CONFIG_ALLOW_LOCKDOWN_LIFT_BY_SYSRQ ?
> tested?

My test machine doesn't have a physical keyboard attached, but you're right.

David