From: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@linaro.org>
To: Bhupesh Sharma <bhsharma@redhat.com>
Cc: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>,
linux-efi <linux-efi@vger.kernel.org>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
Dominik Brodowski <linux@dominikbrodowski.net>,
Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/6] efi/random: treat EFI_RNG_PROTOCOL output as bootloader randomness
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 09:24:29 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAKv+Gu_zMMeRSBYk_tBX4UA+v1r+Kntrxe3xurLd1Q2_+HkbWw@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CACi5LpMAagnn_yEmqRBGfxJFZcAUzohU30NACeGvdXaHFZwAMA@mail.gmail.com>
On Tue, 29 Oct 2019 at 20:14, Bhupesh Sharma <bhsharma@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Ard,
>
> On Tue, Oct 29, 2019 at 11:10 PM Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org> wrote:
> >
> > From: Dominik Brodowski <linux@dominikbrodowski.net>
> >
> > Commit 428826f5358c ("fdt: add support for rng-seed") introduced
> > add_bootloader_randomness(), permitting randomness provided by the
> > bootloader or firmware to be credited as entropy. However, the fact
> > that the UEFI support code was already wired into the RNG subsystem
> > via a call to add_device_randomness() was overlooked, and so it was
> > not converted at the same time.
> >
> > Note that this UEFI (v2.4 or newer) feature is currently only
> > implemented for EFI stub booting on ARM, and further note that
> > CONFIG_RANDOM_TRUST_BOOTLOADER must be enabled, and this should be
> > done only if there indeed is sufficient trust in the bootloader
> > _and_ its source of randomness.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Dominik Brodowski <linux@dominikbrodowski.net>
> > [ardb: update commit log]
> > Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@linaro.org>
>
> Seems my Tested-by was dropped which I provide for the RFC version of
> this patch.
> See <https://www.mail-archive.com/linux-efi@vger.kernel.org/msg12281.html>
> for details.
>
> I can provide a similar Tested-by for this version as well.
>
Thanks Bhupesh
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2019-10-31 8:24 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2019-10-29 17:37 [GIT PULL v2 0/6] EFI fixes for v5.4 Ard Biesheuvel
2019-10-29 17:37 ` [PATCH v2 1/6] efi: Make CONFIG_EFI_RCI2_TABLE selectable on x86 only Ard Biesheuvel
2019-10-31 11:55 ` [tip: efi/urgent] " tip-bot2 for Narendra K
2019-10-29 17:37 ` [PATCH v2 2/6] efi/tpm: return -EINVAL when determining tpm final events log size fails Ard Biesheuvel
2019-10-31 11:55 ` [tip: efi/urgent] efi/tpm: Return " tip-bot2 for Jerry Snitselaar
2019-10-29 17:37 ` [PATCH v2 3/6] efi/random: treat EFI_RNG_PROTOCOL output as bootloader randomness Ard Biesheuvel
2019-10-29 19:14 ` Bhupesh Sharma
2019-10-31 8:24 ` Ard Biesheuvel [this message]
2019-10-31 8:41 ` Ingo Molnar
2019-10-31 13:47 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2019-10-31 11:55 ` [tip: efi/urgent] efi/random: Treat " tip-bot2 for Dominik Brodowski
2019-10-29 17:37 ` [PATCH v2 4/6] efi: libstub/arm: account for firmware reserved memory at the base of RAM Ard Biesheuvel
2019-10-31 11:55 ` [tip: efi/urgent] efi: libstub/arm: Account " tip-bot2 for Ard Biesheuvel
2019-10-29 17:37 ` [PATCH v2 5/6] x86, efi: never relocate kernel below lowest acceptable address Ard Biesheuvel
2019-10-31 11:55 ` [tip: efi/urgent] x86, efi: Never " tip-bot2 for Kairui Song
2019-10-29 17:37 ` [PATCH v2 6/6] efi/efi_test: lock down /dev/efi_test and require CAP_SYS_ADMIN Ard Biesheuvel
2019-10-31 11:55 ` [tip: efi/urgent] efi/efi_test: Lock " tip-bot2 for Javier Martinez Canillas
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