Re: [PATCHv7 0/3] Kernel Live Patching

[Jiri Kosina]

On Wed, 17 Dec 2014, Balbir Singh wrote:

> >> Could you describe what this does to signing? I presume the patched
> >> module should cause a taint on module signing?
> >
> > Hmm, why should it?
> 
> I wanted to clarify it from a different perspective
> 
> If the base image is signed by X and the patched module is signed by
> Y, is that supported. What does it imply in the case of live-patching?

Why should that matter? Both are signed by keys that kernel is configured 
to trust, which makes them equal (even though they are technically 
different).

-- 
Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs
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