Re: [PATCH v7 00/17] Enroll kernel keys thru MOK

From: Jarkko Sakkinen
Date: Wed Nov 17 2021 - 22:14:20 EST


On Wed, 2021-11-17 at 17:20 +0000, Eric Snowberg wrote:
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> > On Nov 17, 2021, at 10:02 AM, Konrad Wilk <konrad.wilk@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > On Wed, Nov 17, 2021 at 09:51:25AM +0200, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> > > On Wed, 2021-11-17 at 09:50 +0200, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> > > > On Tue, 2021-11-16 at 11:39 -0500, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote:
> > > > > On Tue, Nov 16, 2021 at 06:24:52PM +0200, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> > > > > > On Tue, 2021-11-16 at 11:18 -0500, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote:
> > > > > > > > > I have included  a link to the mokutil [5] changes I have made to support
> > > > > > > > > this new functionality.  The shim changes have now been accepted
> > > > > > > > > upstream [6].
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > ..snip..
> > > > > > > > > [6] https://github.com/rhboot/shim/commit/4e513405b4f1641710115780d19dcec130c5208f
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > ..snip..
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Does shim have the necessary features in a release?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hi!
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > It has been accepted in the upstream shim. If you are looking
> > > > > > > for a distribution having rolled out a shim with this feature (so signed
> > > > > > > by MSF) I fear that distributions are not that fast with shim releases.
> > > >          ~~~
> > > >
> > > > Should that be MS, or what does MSF mean?
> >
> > Microsoft :-)
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> Correct, I’ll fix that in the next round.
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> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Also these:
> > > > > > > https://github.com/rhboot/shim/pulls
> > > > > > > https://github.com/rhboot/shim/issues
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > do mean some extra work would need to go in before an official
> > > > > > > release is cut.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hope this helps?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Yes. I'll hold with this up until there is an official release. Thank you.
> > > > >
> > > > > Not sure I understand - but what are the concerns you have with shim
> > > > > code that has been accepted?
> > > >
> > > > Maybe my concern is that none of the patches have a tested-by?
> > > >
> > > > Probably would be easier to get a test coverage, e.g. for people like
> > > > me who do not even know how to self-compile Shim, how to setup user
> > > > space using the product and so forth.
> > >        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > >
> > > for the end product
> >
> > <nods> That makes total sense. Thanks for the explanation, let me double
> > check whether
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> > https://github.com/rhboot/shim/blob/main/BUILDING
> >
> > is still correct.
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> Those are the steps I use for building.   I then move over mmx64.efi and 
> shimx64.efi to the ESP.  I can add the shim build/install instructions to the next
> cover letter If you think that would be appropriate.

Yeah, that would be great. I'll try to setup VM for that purpose. I have
already a script to build UEFI enabled archlinux VM's, which I use to
test SGX patches. I can probably tailor that for this purpose.

/Jarkko