linux-kernel - DRM? Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] misc: dice: Add driver to forward secrets to userspace

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Date:   Thu, 9 Dec 2021 20:48:07 +0100
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:     David Brazdil <dbrazdil@...gle.com>
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Derek Kiernan <derek.kiernan@...inx.com>,
        Dragan Cvetic <dragan.cvetic@...inx.com>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, Andrew Scull <ascull@...gle.com>,
        Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>
Subject: DRM? Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] misc: dice: Add driver to forward secrets to
 userspace

Hi!

> +config DICE
> +	tristate "Open Profile for DICE driver"
> +	depends on OF_RESERVED_MEM
> +	help
> +	  This driver allows to ownership of a reserved memory region
> +	  containing DICE secrets and expose them to userspace via
> +	  a character device.
> +

Explaining what DICE is (and what Open Profile is) would be useful.

I see it is for some kind of DRM? Why is in non-evil and why do we
want it in Linux?
							Pavel
							
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http://www.livejournal.com/~pavelmachek

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