Re: [PATCH v4 1/3] efi: generalize efi_get_secureboot

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On Mon, 2020-11-02 at 23:37 +0100, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> From: Chester Lin <clin@xxxxxxxx>
> 
> Generalize the efi_get_secureboot() function so not only efistub but also
> other subsystems can use it.
> 
> Note that the MokSbState handling is not factored out: the variable is
> boot time only, and so it cannot be parameterized as easily. Also, the
> IMA code will switch to this version in a future patch, and it does not
> incorporate the MokSbState exception in the first place.
> 
> Note that the new efi_get_secureboot_mode() helper treats any failures
> to read SetupMode as setup mode being disabled.
> 
> Co-developed-by: Chester Lin <clin@xxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Chester Lin <clin@xxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks, Ard.  Other than one minor thing inline below, the patch looks
good.  I haven't done any testing yet.

> diff --git a/include/linux/efi.h b/include/linux/efi.h
> index bd9d83a94173..79b2d4de62e0 100644
> --- a/include/linux/efi.h
> +++ b/include/linux/efi.h
> @@ -1082,7 +1082,28 @@ enum efi_secureboot_mode {
>  	efi_secureboot_mode_disabled,
>  	efi_secureboot_mode_enabled,
>  };
> -enum efi_secureboot_mode efi_get_secureboot(void);
> +
> +static inline
> +enum efi_secureboot_mode efi_get_secureboot_mode(efi_get_variable_t *get_var)

get_var() should be defined as "efi_status_t".   If this is being
upstreamed via integrity, I can make the change.

thanks,

Mimi




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