On Tue, Oct 25, 2016 at 1:44 PM, Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Josh, > > On 25 October 2016 at 18:42, Josh Boyer <jwboyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Add the definitions for shim and image security database, both of which >> are used widely in various Linux distros. >> >> Signed-off-by: Josh Boyer <jwboyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> --- >> include/linux/efi.h | 3 +++ >> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) >> >> diff --git a/include/linux/efi.h b/include/linux/efi.h >> index 2d089487d2da..ce943d5accfd 100644 >> --- a/include/linux/efi.h >> +++ b/include/linux/efi.h >> @@ -592,6 +592,9 @@ void efi_native_runtime_setup(void); >> #define EFI_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTES_TABLE_GUID EFI_GUID(0xdcfa911d, 0x26eb, 0x469f, 0xa2, 0x20, 0x38, 0xb7, 0xdc, 0x46, 0x12, 0x20) >> #define EFI_CONSOLE_OUT_DEVICE_GUID EFI_GUID(0xd3b36f2c, 0xd551, 0x11d4, 0x9a, 0x46, 0x00, 0x90, 0x27, 0x3f, 0xc1, 0x4d) >> >> +#define EFI_IMAGE_SECURITY_DATABASE_GUID EFI_GUID(0xd719b2cb, 0x3d3a, 0x4596, 0xa3, 0xbc, 0xda, 0xd0, 0x0e, 0x67, 0x65, 0x6f) >> +#define EFI_SHIM_LOCK_GUID EFI_GUID(0x605dab50, 0xe046, 0x4300, 0xab, 0xb6, 0x3d, 0xd8, 0x10, 0xdd, 0x8b, 0x23) >> + > > Given that this patch is not part of the series, could you explain > what the point is of having these definitions in the kernel if they > are never referenced? Sure. The idea is to make sure a commonly used definition is both accessible and reserved in the kernel. At the moment, most of the major distros are carrying a similar patch and projects like mokutil and xen are defining it themselves. josh -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-efi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
