[U-Boot] [PATCH 2/2] usbarmory: Add board_run_command() function

[Stefano Babic <sbabic@denx.de>]

Hi Andrej,

On 20/06/2016 18:18, Andrej Rosano wrote:

>>
>> I ten to NACK this. You can do exactly the same with a U-Boot script,
>> and if you want to have this as default, you can change your default
>> environment. This is just a wrapper around the hush shell.
> 
> The intention of the patch is to boot the kernel while having the CLI disabled
> (CONFIG_CMDLINE=n). The U-Boot script needs the CLI to be enabled AFAIK.
> 
> It is better having the CLI disabled when using the Verified Boot, otherwise
> there are chances to bypass the FIT image verification (e.g. using md/mw
> commands in case are available):

Why is it not enough to disable the CONSOLE ? I mean, if there is no
user interface (and this is done in a lot of ways, for example setting
stdin / stdout), there is no ways to bypass it because the interface is
not availabel. Or is there some other security issues I am not aware of ?

Best regards,
Stefano Babic


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