Preparing the kernel for UEFI secure boot [LWN.net]

Preparing the kernel for UEFI secure boot

Posted Sep 11, 2012 2:59 UTC (Tue) by dirtyepic (subscriber, #30178)
In reply to: Preparing the kernel for UEFI secure boot by Aissen
Parent article: Preparing the kernel for UEFI secure boot

The Steam beta was exactly what I had in mind when I was asking that question.

Now, that said, I imagine the intersection of Linux users wanting to do high-performance gaming and those needing secure-boot is a pretty small cross-section of the population. And really, who is more accustomed to fiddling with BIOS settings than gamers? It's another hoop, but let's not pretend there aren't already a dozen others set up.

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Preparing the kernel for UEFI secure boot

Posted Sep 11, 2012 16:00 UTC (Tue) by Aissen (subscriber, #59976) [Link]

> It's another hoop, but let's not pretend there aren't already a dozen others set up.

I didn't mean to. Doesn't mean it shouldn't be solved, otherwise people trying to remove the other hoops will encounter the same argument, and it will never be working out of the box.