Re: [PATCH] random: treat bootloader trust toggle the same way as cpu trust toggle

[Dominik Brodowski]

Am Tue, Mar 22, 2022 at 10:11:23PM -0600 schrieb Jason A. Donenfeld:
> If CONFIG_RANDOM_TRUST_CPU is set, the RNG initializes using RDRAND.
> But, the user can disable (or enable) this behavior by setting
> `random.trust_cpu=0/1` on the kernel command line. This allows system
> builders to do reasonable things while avoiding howls from tinfoil
> hatters. (Or vice versa.)
> 
> CONFIG_RANDOM_TRUST_BOOTLOADER is basically the same thing, but regards
> the seed passed via EFI or device tree, which might come from RDRAND or
> a TPM or somewhere else. In order to allow distros to more easily enable
> this while avoiding those same howls (or vice versa), this commit adds
> the corresponding `random.trust_bootloader=0/1` toggle.
> 
> Cc: Dominik Brodowski <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Theodore Ts'o <tytso@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: Graham Christensen <graham@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Link: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/165355
> Signed-off-by: Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@xxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Dominik Brodowski <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks,
	Dominik