Re: [PATCH 10/11] acpi: Ignore acpi_rsdp kernel parameter in asecure boot environment

[Matthew Garrett]

On Tue, Sep 04, 2012 at 09:37:42PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> > Gotta say this capability name is confusing. Naming is
> > CAP_PRE_SECURE_BOOT or something along the lines might be a better
> > choice. When I just look at this name, I sure thought this
> > CAP_SECURE_FIRMWARE true means it is a secure boot capable firmware.
> 
> Given there is nothing secure about it would it also be better to call it
> AUTHENTICATED_BOOT ?

Well, there is the question of whether the sense is correct - you'll 
only have this capability if you don't boot with any form of 
authentication. CAP_KERNEL_ACCESS?

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