From: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
To: David Howells <dhowells-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Matthew Garrett
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] efi: Move the x86 secure boot switch to generic code
Date: Wed, 24 May 2017 07:04:21 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAKv+Gu8urtv9COMmBdSCFKTMsraepbb-9sAfDXKa5avH3=ufvg@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <23673.1495634085-S6HVgzuS8uM4Awkfq6JHfwNdhmdF6hFW@public.gmane.org>
On 24 May 2017 at 06:54, David Howells <dhowells-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
>> > + UEFI Secure Boot provides a mechanism for ensuring that the firmware
>> > + will only load signed bootloaders and kernels. Secure boot mode may
>> > + be determined from EFI variables provided by the BIOS if not
>>
>> Please replace 'the BIOS' with something more generic.
>
> "Firmware" or "System firmware" maybe?
>
Either is fine by me
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2017-05-24 14:04 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-04-06 12:49 [PATCH 1/5] efi: Move the x86 secure boot switch to generic code David Howells
2017-04-06 12:50 ` [PATCH 2/5] efi: Add EFI_SECURE_BOOT bit David Howells
2017-04-06 12:50 ` [PATCH 3/5] Add the ability to lock down access to the running kernel image David Howells
[not found] ` <149148301242.3427.10901430670266893587.stgit-S6HVgzuS8uM4Awkfq6JHfwNdhmdF6hFW@public.gmane.org>
2017-04-06 22:45 ` James Morris
2017-04-06 12:50 ` [PATCH 4/5] efi: Lock down the kernel if booted in secure boot mode David Howells
[not found] ` <149148299794.3427.549144000807596903.stgit-S6HVgzuS8uM4Awkfq6JHfwNdhmdF6hFW@public.gmane.org>
2017-04-06 12:50 ` [PATCH 5/5] Add a sysrq option to exit " David Howells
2017-05-02 9:28 ` [PATCH 1/5] efi: Move the x86 secure boot switch to generic code David Howells
2017-05-19 14:00 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2017-04-06 12:54 ` David Howells
2017-05-24 13:54 ` David Howells
[not found] ` <23673.1495634085-S6HVgzuS8uM4Awkfq6JHfwNdhmdF6hFW@public.gmane.org>
2017-05-24 14:04 ` Ard Biesheuvel [this message]
2017-05-24 14:45 [PATCH 0/5] security, efi: Set lockdown if in secure boot mode David Howells
2017-05-24 14:45 ` [PATCH 1/5] efi: Move the x86 secure boot switch to generic code David Howells
2017-05-26 7:59 ` joeyli
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