Re: [PATCH RFC 00/12] Enroll kernel keys thru MOK

[Christoph Hellwig]

On Wed, Jul 07, 2021 at 10:23:04AM -0600, Eric Snowberg wrote:
> 
> > On Jul 7, 2021, at 12:46 AM, Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 
> > On Tue, Jul 06, 2021 at 10:43:51PM -0400, Eric Snowberg wrote:
> >> This is a follow up to the "Add additional MOK vars" [1] series I 
> >> previously sent.  This series incorporates the feedback given 
> >> both publicly on the mailing list and privately from Mimi. This 
> >> series just focuses on getting end-user keys into the kernel trust 
> >> boundary.
> > 
> > WTF is MOK?
> 
> MOK stands for Machine Owner Key.   The MOK facility can be used to 
> import keys that you use to sign your own development kernel build, 
> so that it is able to boot with UEFI Secure Boot enabled. Many Linux 
> distributions have implemented UEFI Secure Boot using these keys 
> as well as the ones Secure Boot provides.  It allows the end-user 
> a choice, instead of locking them into only being able to use keys 
> their hardware manufacture provided, or forcing them to enroll keys 
> through their BIOS.

Please spell this out in your cover letters and commit logs.