Re: [PATCH 6/6] efi: Add EFI_SECURE_BOOT bit

[Lukas Wunner]

On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 12:32:15AM +0000, David Howells wrote:
> From: Josh Boyer <jwboyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> UEFI machines can be booted in Secure Boot mode.  Add a EFI_SECURE_BOOT bit
> for use with efi_enabled.

Please add an explanation what you plan to do with this bit going forward.

Thanks,

Lukas

> 
> Signed-off-by: Josh Boyer <jwboyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> 
>  arch/x86/kernel/setup.c |    5 +++++
>  include/linux/efi.h     |    1 +
>  2 files changed, 6 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
> index 9c337b0e8ba7..a197221a451b 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
> @@ -1160,6 +1160,11 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
>  
>  	io_delay_init();
>  
> +	if (boot_params.secure_boot) {
> +		set_bit(EFI_SECURE_BOOT, &efi.flags);
> +		pr_info("Secure boot enabled\n");
> +	}
> +
>  	/*
>  	 * Parse the ACPI tables for possible boot-time SMP configuration.
>  	 */
> diff --git a/include/linux/efi.h b/include/linux/efi.h
> index 615d8704f048..3864de3b40ad 100644
> --- a/include/linux/efi.h
> +++ b/include/linux/efi.h
> @@ -1066,6 +1066,7 @@ extern int __init efi_setup_pcdp_console(char *);
>  #define EFI_ARCH_1		7	/* First arch-specific bit */
>  #define EFI_DBG			8	/* Print additional debug info at runtime */
>  #define EFI_NX_PE_DATA		9	/* Can runtime data regions be mapped non-executable? */
> +#define EFI_SECURE_BOOT		10	/* Are we in Secure Boot mode? */
>  
>  #ifdef CONFIG_EFI
>  /*
>