linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Replace HTTP links with HTTPS ones: DMI/SMBIOS SUPPORT

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Message-ID: <20200709113724.14fa9e0b@endymion>
Date:   Thu, 9 Jul 2020 11:37:24 +0200
From:   Jean Delvare <jdelvare@...e.de>
To:     "Alexander A. Klimov" <grandmaster@...klimov.de>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Replace HTTP links with HTTPS ones: DMI/SMBIOS SUPPORT

On Wed, 08 Jul 2020 16:37:56 +0200, Alexander A. Klimov wrote:
> Rationale:
> Reduces attack surface on kernel devs opening the links for MITM
> as HTTPS traffic is much harder to manipulate.
> 
> Deterministic algorithm:
> For each file:
>   If not .svg:
>     For each line:
>       If doesn't contain `\bxmlns\b`:
>         For each link, `\bhttp://[^# \t\r\n]*(?:\w|/)`:
> 	  If neither `\bgnu\.org/license`, nor `\bmozilla\.org/MPL\b`:
>             If both the HTTP and HTTPS versions
>             return 200 OK and serve the same content:
>               Replace HTTP with HTTPS.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alexander A. Klimov <grandmaster@...klimov.de>
> ---
> (...)
>  If you apply the patch, please let me know.
> 
> 
>  drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> (...)

Applied, thanks.

-- 
Jean Delvare
SUSE L3 Support