* [PATCH] kernel_lockdown.7: Remove description of lifting via SysRq (not upstream)
@ 2021-05-27 7:13 Alejandro Colomar
2021-06-09 21:24 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Alejandro Colomar @ 2021-05-27 7:13 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: mtk.manpages
Cc: dann frazier, linux-man, Heinrich Schuchardt, David Howells,
Pedro Principeza, Randy Dunlap, Kyle McMartin, Matthew Garrett,
Alejandro Colomar
From: dann frazier <dann.frazier@canonical.com>
The patch that implemented lockdown lifting via SysRq ended up getting
dropped[*] before the feature was merged upstream. Having the feature
documented but unsupported has caused some confusion for our users.
[*] http://archive.lwn.net:8080/linux-kernel/CACdnJuuxAM06TcnczOA6NwxhnmQUeqqm3Ma8btukZpuCS+dOqg@mail.gmail.com/
Signed-off-by: dann frazier <dann.frazier@canonical.com>
Cc: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@gmx.de>
Cc: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
Cc: Pedro Principeza <pedro.principeza@canonical.com>
Cc: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
Cc: Kyle McMartin <kyle@redhat.com>
Cc: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@gmail.com>
---
man7/kernel_lockdown.7 | 5 -----
1 file changed, 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/man7/kernel_lockdown.7 b/man7/kernel_lockdown.7
index 30863de62..b0442b3b6 100644
--- a/man7/kernel_lockdown.7
+++ b/man7/kernel_lockdown.7
@@ -33,11 +33,6 @@ where X indicates the process name and Y indicates what is restricted.
.PP
On an EFI-enabled x86 or arm64 machine, lockdown will be automatically enabled
if the system boots in EFI Secure Boot mode.
-.PP
-If the kernel is appropriately configured, lockdown may be lifted by typing
-the appropriate sequence on a directly attached physical keyboard.
-For x86 machines, this is
-.IR SysRq+x .
.\"
.SS Coverage
When lockdown is in effect, a number of features are disabled or have their
--
2.31.1
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* Re: [PATCH] kernel_lockdown.7: Remove description of lifting via SysRq (not upstream)
2021-05-27 7:13 [PATCH] kernel_lockdown.7: Remove description of lifting via SysRq (not upstream) Alejandro Colomar
@ 2021-06-09 21:24 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) @ 2021-06-09 21:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Alejandro Colomar
Cc: mtk.manpages, dann frazier, linux-man, Heinrich Schuchardt,
David Howells, Pedro Principeza, Randy Dunlap, Kyle McMartin,
Matthew Garrett
Hello Alex, Dann,
On 5/27/21 7:13 PM, Alejandro Colomar wrote:
> From: dann frazier <dann.frazier@canonical.com>
>
> The patch that implemented lockdown lifting via SysRq ended up getting
> dropped[*] before the feature was merged upstream. Having the feature
> documented but unsupported has caused some confusion for our users.
>
> [*] http://archive.lwn.net:8080/linux-kernel/CACdnJuuxAM06TcnczOA6NwxhnmQUeqqm3Ma8btukZpuCS+dOqg@mail.gmail.com/
>
> Signed-off-by: dann frazier <dann.frazier@canonical.com>
> Cc: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@gmx.de>
> Cc: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
> Cc: Pedro Principeza <pedro.principeza@canonical.com>
> Cc: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
> Cc: Kyle McMartin <kyle@redhat.com>
> Cc: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@google.com>
> Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar <alx.manpages@gmail.com>
Thanks. Patch applied.
Cheers,
Michael
> ---
> man7/kernel_lockdown.7 | 5 -----
> 1 file changed, 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/man7/kernel_lockdown.7 b/man7/kernel_lockdown.7
> index 30863de62..b0442b3b6 100644
> --- a/man7/kernel_lockdown.7
> +++ b/man7/kernel_lockdown.7
> @@ -33,11 +33,6 @@ where X indicates the process name and Y indicates what is restricted.
> .PP
> On an EFI-enabled x86 or arm64 machine, lockdown will be automatically enabled
> if the system boots in EFI Secure Boot mode.
> -.PP
> -If the kernel is appropriately configured, lockdown may be lifted by typing
> -the appropriate sequence on a directly attached physical keyboard.
> -For x86 machines, this is
> -.IR SysRq+x .
> .\"
> .SS Coverage
> When lockdown is in effect, a number of features are disabled or have their
>
--
Michael Kerrisk
Linux man-pages maintainer; http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/
Linux/UNIX System Programming Training: http://man7.org/training/
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* [PATCH] kernel_lockdown.7: Remove description of lifting via SysRq (not upstream)
@ 2021-05-26 17:34 dann frazier
2021-05-27 7:13 ` Alejandro Colomar (man-pages)
0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: dann frazier @ 2021-05-26 17:34 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-man, Michael Kerrisk, David Howells, Heinrich Schuchardt
Cc: linux-kernel, Pedro Principeza
The patch that implemented lockdown lifting via SysRq ended up getting
dropped[*] before the feature was merged upstream. Having the feature
documented but unsupported has caused some confusion for our users.
[*] http://archive.lwn.net:8080/linux-kernel/CACdnJuuxAM06TcnczOA6NwxhnmQUeqqm3Ma8btukZpuCS+dOqg@mail.gmail.com/
Signed-off-by: dann frazier <dann.frazier@canonical.com>
---
man7/kernel_lockdown.7 | 6 ------
1 file changed, 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/man7/kernel_lockdown.7 b/man7/kernel_lockdown.7
index 30863de62..29ffd55c3 100644
--- a/man7/kernel_lockdown.7
+++ b/man7/kernel_lockdown.7
@@ -33,12 +33,6 @@ where X indicates the process name and Y indicates what is restricted.
.PP
On an EFI-enabled x86 or arm64 machine, lockdown will be automatically enabled
if the system boots in EFI Secure Boot mode.
-.PP
-If the kernel is appropriately configured, lockdown may be lifted by typing
-the appropriate sequence on a directly attached physical keyboard.
-For x86 machines, this is
-.IR SysRq+x .
-.\"
.SS Coverage
When lockdown is in effect, a number of features are disabled or have their
use restricted.
--
2.31.1
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* Re: [PATCH] kernel_lockdown.7: Remove description of lifting via SysRq (not upstream)
2021-05-26 17:34 dann frazier
@ 2021-05-27 7:13 ` Alejandro Colomar (man-pages)
0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Alejandro Colomar (man-pages) @ 2021-05-27 7:13 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: dann frazier
Cc: linux-kernel, Pedro Principeza, David Howells,
Heinrich Schuchardt, Michael Kerrisk, linux-man
Hello Dann,
On 5/26/21 7:34 PM, dann frazier wrote:
> The patch that implemented lockdown lifting via SysRq ended up getting
> dropped[*] before the feature was merged upstream. Having the feature
> documented but unsupported has caused some confusion for our users.
>
> [*] http://archive.lwn.net:8080/linux-kernel/CACdnJuuxAM06TcnczOA6NwxhnmQUeqqm3Ma8btukZpuCS+dOqg@mail.gmail.com/
>
> Signed-off-by: dann frazier <dann.frazier@canonical.com>
Patch applied.
Thanks,
Alex
> ---
> man7/kernel_lockdown.7 | 6 ------
> 1 file changed, 6 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/man7/kernel_lockdown.7 b/man7/kernel_lockdown.7
> index 30863de62..29ffd55c3 100644
> --- a/man7/kernel_lockdown.7
> +++ b/man7/kernel_lockdown.7
> @@ -33,12 +33,6 @@ where X indicates the process name and Y indicates what is restricted.
> .PP
> On an EFI-enabled x86 or arm64 machine, lockdown will be automatically enabled
> if the system boots in EFI Secure Boot mode.
> -.PP
> -If the kernel is appropriately configured, lockdown may be lifted by typing
> -the appropriate sequence on a directly attached physical keyboard.
> -For x86 machines, this is
> -.IR SysRq+x .
> -.\"
> .SS Coverage
> When lockdown is in effect, a number of features are disabled or have their
> use restricted.
>
--
Alejandro Colomar
Linux man-pages comaintainer; https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/
http://www.alejandro-colomar.es/
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