From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>
Cc: "# 3.4.x" <stable@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: v5.15 backport request
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2024 12:30:30 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <2024041134-strobe-childhood-cc74@gregkh> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAMj1kXEGNNZm9RrDxT6RzmE8WGFG-3kZePaZZNKJrT4fj3iveg@mail.gmail.com>
On Thu, Apr 11, 2024 at 12:23:37PM +0200, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> Please consider the commits below for backporting to v5.15. These
> patches are prerequisites for the backport of the x86 EFI stub
> refactor that is needed for distros to sign v5.15 images for secure
> boot in a way that complies with new MS requirements for memory
> protections while running in the EFI firmware.
What old distros still care about this for a kernel that was released in
2021? I can almost understand this for 6.1.y and newer, but why for
this one too?
thanks,
greg k-h
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2024-04-11 11:18 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-04-11 10:23 v5.15 backport request Ard Biesheuvel
2024-04-11 10:30 ` Greg KH [this message]
2024-04-11 11:50 ` Greg KH
2024-04-11 13:14 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2024-04-23 17:23 ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2024-04-29 10:49 ` Greg KH
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2024-04-16 3:46 v5.15+ " dcrady
2024-04-16 4:37 ` Greg KH
2024-04-18 9:56 ` Greg KH
2024-04-11 6:43 Ard Biesheuvel
2024-04-11 6:52 ` Greg KH
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