Re: [GIT PULL] x86/txt for v2.6.32

From: Pavel Machek
Date: Mon Sep 28 2009 - 17:03:03 EST


On Sat 2009-09-26 23:44:21, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Saturday 26 September 2009, Pavel Machek wrote:
> > Hi!
> >
> > > git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip.git x86-txt-for-linus
> > >
> > > Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo (1):
> > > x86, intel_txt: Fix typos in Kconfig help
> > >
> > > H. Peter Anvin (3):
> > > x86, intel_txt: Factor out the code for S3 setup
> > > x86, intel_txt: Handle ACPI_SLEEP without X86_TRAMPOLINE
> >
> > This went in despite my NAK/request for more info. It seems you are
> > simply ignoring feedback you don't like :-(
>
> The "x86, intel_txt: Handle ACPI_SLEEP without X86_TRAMPOLINE" commit looks
> entirely correct to me.
>
> I have no comments on "x86, intel_txt: Factor out the code for S3 setup" as
> well, maybe except that the BUG() in tboot_setup_sleep() in the
> !CONFIG_ACPI_SLEEP case is a bit unfortunate.

Well, I worry that S3 support for TXT makes TXT completely useless. A
little liquid nitrogen, remove RAM, place it in another machine,
modify it in any way you want, more liquid nitrogen, place it back.

Oops, protection provided by TXT is lost.

Pavel
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