Re: [PATCH] man/man7/kernel_lockdown.7: remove Secure Boot untruth

[Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org>]

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Hi Heinrich,

On 2026-02-03T21:47:57+0100, Heinrich Schuchardt wrote:
> Am 3. Februar 2026 21:27:44 MEZ schrieb Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org>:
> >Hi Alyssa,
> >
> >On 2026-02-03T20:53:33+0100, Alyssa Ross wrote:
> >> On Tue, Feb 03, 2026 at 08:50:01PM +0100, Alyssa Ross wrote:
> >> > This is true for Fedora, where this page was sourced from, but I don't
> >> > believe it has ever been true for the mainline kernel, because Linus
> >> > rejected it.
> >> >
> >> > Link: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=2088704#p2088704
> >> > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CA+55aFzYbpRAdma0PvqE+9ygySuKzNKByqOzzMufBoovXVnfPw@mail.gmail.com/
> >> > Fixes: bb509e6fc ("kernel_lockdown.7: New page documenting the Kernel Lockdown feature")
> >
> >I've now CCed you in an email documenting the format we use for these.
> >It should be:
> >
> >Fixes: bb509e6fcbae (2020-10-16; "kernel_lockdown.7: New page documenting the Kernel Lockdown feature")
> >
> >I'll amend that myself.
> >
> >> > Signed-off-by: Alyssa Ross <hi@alyssa.is>
> >> 
> >> Just noticed there's a long-open bug for this as well, so additionally:
> >> 
> >> Closes: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=213577
> >
> >Thanks!  I'll keep the patch for a few days, in case anyone wants to
> >comment.
> >
> >
> >Have a lovely night!
> >Alex
> >
> 
> Can we move the information from the Notes section to replace the
> removed statement? What causes lockdown is central for users.

We can do that, yes.  Although, I prefer doing it in a separate patch.


Have a lovely night!
Alex

> 
> Best regards
> 
> Heinrich
> 

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