From: Chris Jones <chrisjones@spin.net.au>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: UEFI and custom kernel
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 09:18:27 +1000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4FEA4343.7080008@spin.net.au> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20120627001925.56e350f8@pyramind.ukuu.org.uk>
Alan Cox wrote:
> For x86 the UEFI "secure" boot requirement is that the user can
> disable secure boot. For ARM it is that the user *cannot* disable
> secure boot. So in the PC space at least it's "business as usual"
> providing you jump that hoop, and hopefully with the tools sorted
> it'll be viable to sign your own kernels and use your own keys. Alan
Thanks Alan. I never realized that for x86 based hardware, nothing would
change once disabled. In fact, I was not even aware that it could be
disabled to begin with. Thank you.
Regards
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prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-06-26 23:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-06-26 23:08 Chris Jones
2012-06-26 23:19 ` Alan Cox
2012-06-26 23:18 ` Chris Jones [this message]
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