Re: [PATCH 0/4] CRASH_ZEROIZE: Wipe secrets before kdump

From: David Howells

Date: Mon Aug 03 2026 - 06:06:34 EST


Dave Young <ruirui.yang@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Cleaning up secret data can be done with makedumpfile + eppic scripts (see
> the manual of makedumpfile), or it is even possible to do so in kdump kernel
> with Tao Liu's improvments for makedumpfile previously (I don't know the
> status, probably dropped for the time being, but it is possible, cced him).

Does this represent a leak of the secrets? Also do governmental
standardisation bodies have opinions on what constitutes a leak?

David