I think that your code isn't quite right. Looking at the patched code: #ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC_SIG sig_err = arch_kexec_kernel_verify_sig(image, image->kernel_buf, image->kernel_buf_len); if (sig_err) pr_debug("kernel signature verification failed.\n"); else pr_debug("kernel signature verification successful.\n"); #endif if (sig_err && IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KEXEC_SIG_FORCE)) { ret = sig_err; goto out; } If the signature check fails because the signature is bad, but CONFIG_KEXEC_SIG_FORCE=n then it now won't fail when it should. If sig_err is -EKEYREJECTED, -EKEYEXPIRED or -EKEYREVOKED then it must fail, even if the signature check isn't forced. David -- 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