Re: [PATCH] kernel_lockdown.7: Remove additional text alluding to lifting via SysRq

From: Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
Date: Wed Jun 09 2021 - 17:29:46 EST


Hello Dann,

On 6/8/21 10:19 AM, dann frazier wrote:
> My previous patch intended to drop the docs for the lockdown lift SysRq,
> but it missed this other section that refers to lifting it via a keyboard -
> an allusion to that same SysRq.
>
> Signed-off-by: dann frazier <dann.frazier@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks. Patch applied.

Cheers,

Michael


> ---
> man7/kernel_lockdown.7 | 3 ---
> 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/man7/kernel_lockdown.7 b/man7/kernel_lockdown.7
> index b0442b3b6..0c0a9500d 100644
> --- a/man7/kernel_lockdown.7
> +++ b/man7/kernel_lockdown.7
> @@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ modification of the kernel image and to prevent access to security and
> cryptographic data located in kernel memory, whilst still permitting driver
> modules to be loaded.
> .PP
> -Lockdown is typically enabled during boot and may be terminated, if configured,
> -by typing a special key combination on a directly attached physical keyboard.
> -.PP
> If a prohibited or restricted feature is accessed or used, the kernel will emit
> a message that looks like:
> .PP
>


--
Michael Kerrisk
Linux man-pages maintainer; http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/
Linux/UNIX System Programming Training: http://man7.org/training/