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From: ahesford <ahesford@users.noreply.github.com>
To: ml@inbox.vuxu.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] signed kernel modules
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 2021 21:26:30 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20210107202630.kwq80FeWe2qI-Hu6lQuJ9gJ3sRUIbDr__xis3bVCrXo@z> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <gh-mailinglist-notifications-41a7ca26-5023-4802-975b-f1789d68868e-void-packages-27736@inbox.vuxu.org>

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New comment by ahesford on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/27736#issuecomment-756363589

Comment:
DKMS is a fundamental part of the distribution of out-of-tree kernel modules in Void. As @ericonr notes, the fact that the kernel must be built to include public counterparts of all keys used to sign modules either forces us to distribute the private keys (which defeats the whole purpose of signing) or to shift the burden of custom compilation from those who want signed modules to those (almost certainly far greater in number) who use out-of-tree modules.

This seems like a bad trade.

  parent reply	other threads:[~2021-01-07 20:26 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-01-07 10:29 [ISSUE] " dkwo
2021-01-07 14:29 ` ericonr
2021-01-07 20:26 ` ahesford [this message]
2021-01-14  6:58 ` fosslinux
2021-01-16 15:46 ` dkwo
2021-01-16 15:46 ` [ISSUE] [CLOSED] " dkwo

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