Re: [PATCH] [PATCH] Firmware security information in SYSFS

[Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Fri, Jul 17, 2020 at 04:40:40PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 17, 2020 at 8:28 AM Greg Kroah-Hartman
> <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, Jul 16, 2020 at 07:36:27PM -0300, Daniel Gutson wrote:
> > > +What:                /sys/kernel/firmware-security/bioswe
> >
> > Ick, I stopped reading right here.
> >
> > No, this is not where this belongs.
> >
> > We already have /sys/firmware/, right?  And firmware-specific
> > subdirectories below that.
> >
> > We also have /sys/devices/system/ and I think that would be a much
> > better place for this, as it is easier to work with a real 'struct
> > device' than a "raw" kobject any day.  Bonus is you get full support of
> > userspace libraries when you do that, unlike when dealing with kobjects.
> >
> > Also, this really is a _SPECIFIC_ type of firmware that supports these
> > features, right?  Why not call that out too?  This is not generic by any
> > means.
> 
> As I suggested in my previous review, I wouldn't worry too much about
> the user interface at the start, but instead first work out how the hardware
> support fits in with the existing drivers and once that looks fine decide
> on how to export it to user space.
> 
> I agree the  /sys/kernel/firmware-security/bioswe sounds like the wrong
> place, but I'm not sure if adding any other new directory in sysfs is
> much better. I think the most promising would be to have it on the
> sysfs directory for the device it refers to, but let's first see how the
> information gets into the kernel.

Yes, the directory for the specific device would probably be best, but
let's see where that really is :)

thanks,

greg k-h