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hpa wrote:

>> I can see there may be some setups which don't have a compiler
>> (e.g. I know some people don't use systemtap because of that)
>> But this needs a custom gcc install too as far as I understand.
>
> Yes... but no compiler and secure boot tend to go together, or at
> least will in the future.

(Maybe not: we're already experimenting with support for secureboot in
systemtap.)

- FChE