Re: [RFC v2 PATCH] x86/boot: Add the secdata section to the setup header

2017-10-02 Thread Gary Lin
On Fri, Sep 08, 2017 at 01:59:00PM -0700, h...@zytor.com wrote: > On September 8, 2017 2:45:10 AM PDT, Gary Lin wrote: > >On Thu, Sep 07, 2017 at 02:16:21PM -0700, h...@zytor.com wrote: > >> On September 7, 2017 2:44:51 AM PDT, Gary Lin wrote: > >> >On Thu, Jun 01, 2017 at 08:46:26AM +, Ard B

Re: [RFC v2 PATCH] x86/boot: Add the secdata section to the setup header

2017-09-10 Thread Gary Lin
On Fri, Sep 08, 2017 at 01:59:00PM -0700, h...@zytor.com wrote: > On September 8, 2017 2:45:10 AM PDT, Gary Lin wrote: > >On Thu, Sep 07, 2017 at 02:16:21PM -0700, h...@zytor.com wrote: > >> On September 7, 2017 2:44:51 AM PDT, Gary Lin wrote: > >> >On Thu, Jun 01, 2017 at 08:46:26AM +, Ard B

Re: [RFC v2 PATCH] x86/boot: Add the secdata section to the setup header

2017-09-08 Thread hpa
On September 8, 2017 2:45:10 AM PDT, Gary Lin wrote: >On Thu, Sep 07, 2017 at 02:16:21PM -0700, h...@zytor.com wrote: >> On September 7, 2017 2:44:51 AM PDT, Gary Lin wrote: >> >On Thu, Jun 01, 2017 at 08:46:26AM +, Ard Biesheuvel wrote: >> >> On 1 June 2017 at 08:11, Gary Lin wrote: >> >> >

Re: [RFC v2 PATCH] x86/boot: Add the secdata section to the setup header

2017-09-08 Thread Gary Lin
On Thu, Sep 07, 2017 at 02:16:21PM -0700, h...@zytor.com wrote: > On September 7, 2017 2:44:51 AM PDT, Gary Lin wrote: > >On Thu, Jun 01, 2017 at 08:46:26AM +, Ard Biesheuvel wrote: > >> On 1 June 2017 at 08:11, Gary Lin wrote: > >> > On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 04:05:34PM +0800, Gary Lin wrote:

Re: [RFC v2 PATCH] x86/boot: Add the secdata section to the setup header

2017-09-07 Thread hpa
On September 7, 2017 2:44:51 AM PDT, Gary Lin wrote: >On Thu, Jun 01, 2017 at 08:46:26AM +, Ard Biesheuvel wrote: >> On 1 June 2017 at 08:11, Gary Lin wrote: >> > On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 04:05:34PM +0800, Gary Lin wrote: >> >> A new section, secdata, in the setup header is introduced to store

Re: [RFC v2 PATCH] x86/boot: Add the secdata section to the setup header

2017-09-07 Thread Gary Lin
On Thu, Jun 01, 2017 at 08:46:26AM +, Ard Biesheuvel wrote: > On 1 June 2017 at 08:11, Gary Lin wrote: > > On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 04:05:34PM +0800, Gary Lin wrote: > >> A new section, secdata, in the setup header is introduced to store the > >> distro-specific security version which is design

Re: [RFC v2 PATCH] x86/boot: Add the secdata section to the setup header

2017-08-19 Thread joeyli
Hi, On Mon, Jul 10, 2017 at 11:24:44AM +0800, Gary Lin wrote: > A new section, secdata, in the setup header is introduced to store the > distro-specific security version which is designed to help the > bootloader to warn the user when loading a less secure or vulnerable > kernel. The secdata secti

Re: [RFC v2 PATCH] x86/boot: Add the secdata section to the setup header

2017-07-03 Thread Ard Biesheuvel
On 30 June 2017 at 23:52, joeyli wrote: > Hi Ard, > > On Thu, Jun 01, 2017 at 08:46:26AM +, Ard Biesheuvel wrote: >> On 1 June 2017 at 08:11, Gary Lin wrote: >> > On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 04:05:34PM +0800, Gary Lin wrote: >> >> A new section, secdata, in the setup header is introduced to store

Re: [RFC v2 PATCH] x86/boot: Add the secdata section to the setup header

2017-06-30 Thread joeyli
Hi Ard, On Thu, Jun 01, 2017 at 08:46:26AM +, Ard Biesheuvel wrote: > On 1 June 2017 at 08:11, Gary Lin wrote: > > On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 04:05:34PM +0800, Gary Lin wrote: > >> A new section, secdata, in the setup header is introduced to store the > >> distro-specific security version which

Re: [RFC v2 PATCH] x86/boot: Add the secdata section to the setup header

2017-06-01 Thread Gary Lin
On Thu, Jun 01, 2017 at 08:46:26AM +, Ard Biesheuvel wrote: > On 1 June 2017 at 08:11, Gary Lin wrote: > > On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 04:05:34PM +0800, Gary Lin wrote: > >> A new section, secdata, in the setup header is introduced to store the > >> distro-specific security version which is design

Re: [RFC v2 PATCH] x86/boot: Add the secdata section to the setup header

2017-06-01 Thread Ard Biesheuvel
On 1 June 2017 at 08:11, Gary Lin wrote: > On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 04:05:34PM +0800, Gary Lin wrote: >> A new section, secdata, in the setup header is introduced to store the >> distro-specific security version which is designed to help the >> bootloader to warn the user when loading a less secure

Re: [RFC v2 PATCH] x86/boot: Add the secdata section to the setup header

2017-06-01 Thread Gary Lin
On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 04:05:34PM +0800, Gary Lin wrote: > A new section, secdata, in the setup header is introduced to store the > distro-specific security version which is designed to help the > bootloader to warn the user when loading a less secure or vulnerable > kernel. The secdata section ca