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Re: [GIT PULL] Kernel lockdown for secure boot

From:  Matthew Garrett <mjg59-AT-google.com>
To:  Linus Torvalds <torvalds-AT-linux-foundation.org>
Subject:  Re: [GIT PULL] Kernel lockdown for secure boot
Date:  Wed, 04 Apr 2018 00:46:00 +0000
Message-ID:  <CACdnJuti5Riqoi1sesqPALYHq9LT87o4MFj-0Y5BZqqzJ5579g@mail.gmail.com>
Cc:  luto-AT-kernel.org, David Howells <dhowells-AT-redhat.com>, Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel-AT-linaro.org>, jmorris-AT-namei.org, Alan Cox <gnomes-AT-lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>, Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh-AT-linuxfoundation.org>, Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel-AT-vger.kernel.org>, jforbes-AT-redhat.com, linux-man-AT-vger.kernel.org, jlee-AT-suse.com, LSM List <linux-security-module-AT-vger.kernel.org>, linux-api-AT-vger.kernel.org, Kees Cook <keescook-AT-chromium.org>, linux-efi <linux-efi-AT-vger.kernel.org>

On Tue, Apr 3, 2018 at 5:33 PM Linus Torvalds
<torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
wrote:

> In contrast, the generic distros can't enable it anyway if it breaks
> random hardware.  And it wouldn't be about secure boot or not, but
> about the random hardware choice.

The generic distros have been shipping this policy for the past 5 years.


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