linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 0/3] kexec: Add new parameter to limit the access to kexec

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Date:   Tue, 10 Jan 2023 10:32:49 +0800
From:   Baoquan He <bhe@...hat.com>
To:     Ricardo Ribalda <ribalda@...omium.org>, akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Cc:     Philipp Rudo <prudo@...hat.com>,
        Eric Biederman <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
        "Guilherme G. Piccoli" <gpiccoli@...lia.com>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        Sergey Senozhatsky <senozhatsky@...omium.org>,
        "Joel Fernandes (Google)" <joel@...lfernandes.org>,
        Petr Tesarik <petr@...arici.cz>, kexec@...ts.infradead.org,
        Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@...il.com>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Ross Zwisler <zwisler@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 0/3] kexec: Add new parameter to limit the access to
 kexec

On 01/04/23 at 03:38pm, Ricardo Ribalda wrote:
> Add two parameter to specify how many times a kexec kernel can be loaded.
> 
> These parameter allow hardening the system.
> 
> While we are at it, fix a documentation issue and refactor some code.

The whole series looks good to me, thx.

Acked-by: Baoquan He <bhe@...hat.com>

> 
> To: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
> To: Eric Biederman <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
> Cc: linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: kexec@...ts.infradead.org
> Cc: Joel Fernandes (Google) <joel@...lfernandes.org>
> Cc: Sergey Senozhatsky <senozhatsky@...omium.org>
> Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
> Cc: Ross Zwisler <zwisler@...nel.org>
> To: Philipp Rudo <prudo@...hat.com>
> To: Guilherme G. Piccoli <gpiccoli@...lia.com>
> Cc: Bagas Sanjaya <bagasdotme@...il.com>
> Cc: Petr Tesarik <petr@...arici.cz>
> Cc: Baoquan He <bhe@...hat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Ricardo Ribalda <ribalda@...omium.org>
> 
> ---
> Changes in v6:
> - Fix kexec type on kexec_file
> - Match the length of the table borders to the sections underline (Thanks Bagas!)
> - Fix typo on kexec_load_limit_reboot (Thanks Petr!)
> - Improve commit message (Thanks Baoquan!)
> - Link to v5: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20221114-disable-kexec-reset-v5-0-1bd37caf3c75@chromium.org
> 
> Changes in v5:
> - Remove maxlen from ctl_table. Thanks Steven!
> - Link to v4: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20221114-disable-kexec-reset-v4-0-ab809c8d988c@chromium.org
> 
> Changes in v4 (Thanks Steven!):
> - Uses sysctl instead or module_parameters
> - Pass image type instead of boolean to permitted
> - Fix typo on flag handling
> - Return -EINVAL for values that does not change the current value.
> - Link to v3: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20221114-disable-kexec-reset-v3-0-4ef4e929adf6@chromium.org
> 
> Changes in v3:
> - s/paramter/parameter/ Thanks Ghilherme!
> - s/permited/permitted/ Thanks Joel!
> - Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20221114-disable-kexec-reset-v2-0-c498313c1bb5@chromium.org
> 
> Changes in v2:
> - Instead of kexec_reboot_disabled, add two new counters (Thanks Philipp!)
> - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20221114-disable-kexec-reset-v1-0-fb51d20cf871@chromium.org
> 
> ---
> Ricardo Ribalda (3):
>       Documentation: sysctl: Correct kexec_load_disabled
>       kexec: Factor out kexec_load_permitted
>       kexec: Introduce sysctl parameters kexec_load_limit_*
> 
>  Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst | 25 +++++++-
>  include/linux/kexec.h                       |  3 +-
>  kernel/kexec.c                              |  4 +-
>  kernel/kexec_core.c                         | 94 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
>  kernel/kexec_file.c                         | 11 ++--
>  5 files changed, 127 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> ---
> base-commit: 479174d402bcf60789106eedc4def3957c060bad
> change-id: 20221114-disable-kexec-reset-19b7e117338f
> 
> Best regards,
> -- 
> Ricardo Ribalda <ribalda@...omium.org>
>