Re: [PATCH 0/1] x86/kexec: UKI support

[Jarkko Sakkinen]

On Tue Sep 12, 2023 at 11:49 PM EEST, Jan Hendrik Farr wrote:
>
> > These are sort of "tautological" arguments. There must be some
> > objective reasons why this architecture was chosen instead of
> > other (i.e. using what already pre-exists).
>
> I think I misunderstood you in my earlier reply. I do not understand
> in what way you think my arguments are tautological. Can you
> elaborate?

current Linux kernel has these features *already* in
place:

1. CONFIG_EFI_STUB
2. CONFIG_CMDLINE
3. CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE
4. Secure boot with MOK keys and .machine keyring to manage them.

Given that every single feature in IKU does exists in some form
in the Linux kernel, I think it is fair to ask why scrape away
this all existing science and reinvent the wheel?

If your reponse is "systemd", it is a tautological answerk, i.e.
same as sayig that "it is good because it is good". Not very
motivating.

BR, Jarkko