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

From: Eric Snowberg
Date: Wed Nov 17 2021 - 12:21:41 EST




> On Nov 17, 2021, at 10:02 AM, Konrad Wilk <konrad.wilk@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> 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 :-)

Correct, I’ll fix that in the next round.

>>>>>>
>>>>>> 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
>
> https://github.com/rhboot/shim/blob/main/BUILDING
>
> is still correct.

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.