[PATCH] ima: allow users to specify the pcr index with IMA_MEASURE_PCR_IDX

From: Julian Braha

Date: Mon Aug 24 2026 - 12:22:38 EST


The IMA_MEASURE_PCR_IDX option is currently not visible in the kconfig
frontend, so it always uses its default, 10. This means that the
'range 8 14' is dead code, and users are unable to specify the pcr index
value.

In a previous discussion, Mimi explained that users should be able to use
this config option to specify the pcr index. [1]

Let's add a prompt for users to specify the pcr index, when EXPERT is
enabled.

This dead range was found by kconfirm, a static analysis tool for Kconfig.

Signed-off-by: Julian Braha <julianbraha@xxxxxxxxx>
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Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/1feff118-4afa-4b9c-86f1-271a7a88208f@xxxxxxxxx/T/#mc4efa2491b4937eb7c9e532c29ffba516a70e662 [1]
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security/integrity/ima/Kconfig | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/Kconfig b/security/integrity/ima/Kconfig
index b3a9f86809b0..2d5bb19ea6ac 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/Kconfig
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/Kconfig
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ config IMA_KEXEC

config IMA_MEASURE_PCR_IDX
int
+ prompt "PCR Index for Aggregate" if EXPERT
range 8 14
default 10
help
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