linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ima: add a new CONFIG for loading arch-specific policies

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Message-ID: <94fe39a9-db9e-211d-d9b7-4cfe1a270e6f@linux.microsoft.com>
Date:   Wed, 26 Feb 2020 11:21:28 -0800
From:   Lakshmi Ramasubramanian <nramas@...ux.microsoft.com>
To:     Nayna Jain <nayna@...ux.ibm.com>, linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org,
        linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org, linux-efi@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-s390@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>,
        Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@...ibm.com>,
        Philipp Rudo <prudo@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>, zohar@...ux.ibm.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ima: add a new CONFIG for loading arch-specific policies

Hi Nayna,

> +
> +config IMA_SECURE_AND_OR_TRUSTED_BOOT
> +	bool
> +	depends on IMA
> +	depends on IMA_ARCH_POLICY
> +	default n
> +	help
> +	   This option is selected by architectures to enable secure and/or
> +	   trusted boot based on IMA runtime policies.
> 

Why is the default for this new config "n"?
Is there any reason to not turn on this config if both IMA and 
IMA_ARCH_POLICY are set to y?

thanks,
  -lakshmi