RE: [PATCH 0/2] efivars: reading variables can generate SMIs

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> That said, I'm not sure how many non-root users run the toolkit to
> extract their EFI certificates or check on the secure boot status of
> the system, but I suspect it might be non-zero: I can see the tinfoil
> hat people wanting at least to check the secure boot status when they
> log in.

Another fix option might be to rate limit EFI calls for non-root users (on X86
since only we have the SMI problem). That would:

1) Avoid using memory to cache all the variables
2) Catch any other places where non-root users can call EFI

-Tony
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