Re: [PATCH v2 2/6] driver core: Add common support to skip probe for un-authorized devices

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On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 11:32:41AM -0400, Alan Stern wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 10:48:54AM -0400, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 10:43:05AM -0400, Alan Stern wrote:
> > > I don't see any point in talking about "untrusted drivers".  If a 
> > > driver isn't trusted then it doesn't belong in your kernel.  Period.  
> > > When you load a driver into your kernel, you are implicitly trusting 
> > > it (aside from limitations imposed by security modules).  The code 
> > > it contains, the module_init code in particular, runs with full 
> > > superuser permissions.
> > > 
> > > What use is there in loading a driver but telling the kernel "I don't 
> > > trust this driver, so don't allow it to probe any devices"?  Why not 
> > > just blacklist it so that it never gets modprobed in the first place?
> > > 
> > > Alan Stern
> > 
> > When the driver is built-in, it seems useful to be able to block it
> > without rebuilding the kernel. This is just flipping it around
> > and using an allow-list for cases where you want to severly
> > limit the available functionality.
> 
> Does this make sense?
> 
> The only way to tell the kernel to block a built-in driver is by 
> using some boot-command-line option.  Otherwise the driver's init 
> code will run before you have a chance to tell the kernel anything at 
> all.
> 
> So if you change your mind about whether a driver should be blocked, 
> all you have to do is remove the blocking option from the command 
> line and reboot.  No kernel rebuild is necessary.
> 
> Alan Stern

Right.

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MST

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