linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/3] KEXEC_SIG with appended signature

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Date:   Fri, 5 Nov 2021 14:14:01 +0100
From:   Michal Suchánek <msuchanek@...e.de>
To:     Daniel Axtens <dja@...ens.net>
Cc:     keyrings@...r.kernel.org, Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
        linux-s390@...r.kernel.org, Vasily Gorbik <gor@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Lakshmi Ramasubramanian <nramas@...ux.microsoft.com>,
        Heiko Carstens <hca@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Jessica Yu <jeyu@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
        Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@...ibm.com>,
        Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>,
        Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
        Hari Bathini <hbathini@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Alexander Gordeev <agordeev@...ux.ibm.com>,
        linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org,
        Frank van der Linden <fllinden@...zon.com>,
        Thiago Jung Bauermann <bauerman@...ux.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] KEXEC_SIG with appended signature

On Fri, Nov 05, 2021 at 09:55:52PM +1100, Daniel Axtens wrote:
> Michal Suchanek <msuchanek@...e.de> writes:
> 
> > S390 uses appended signature for kernel but implements the check
> > separately from module loader.
> >
> > Support for secure boot on powerpc with appended signature is planned -
> > grub patches submitted upstream but not yet merged.
> 
> Power Non-Virtualised / OpenPower already supports secure boot via kexec
> with signature verification via IMA. I think you have now sent a
> follow-up series that merges some of the IMA implementation, I just
> wanted to make sure it was clear that we actually already have support

So is IMA_KEXEC and KEXEC_SIG redundant?

I see some architectures have both. I also see there is a lot of overlap
between the IMA framework and the KEXEC_SIG and MODULE_SIg.

Thanks

Michal