linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 07/24] hibernate: Disable when the kernel is locked down

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Date:   Fri, 13 Apr 2018 22:22:34 +0200
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:     David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Cc:     torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, linux-man@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-api@...r.kernel.org, jmorris@...ei.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 07/24] hibernate: Disable when the kernel is locked down

On Wed 2018-04-11 17:25:25, David Howells wrote:
> From: Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...oraproject.org>
> 
> There is currently no way to verify the resume image when returning
> from hibernate.  This might compromise the signed modules trust model,
> so until we can work with signed hibernate images we disable it when the
> kernel is locked down.

I'd rather see hibernation fixed than disabled like this.

I believe Jiri Kosina may have some patches for that?
									Pavel

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