[18.10 FEAT] Enable kexec_file_load system call - kernel part
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu on IBM z Systems |
High
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Unassigned | ||
| linux (Ubuntu) |
Undecided
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Skipper Bug Screeners |
Bug Description
Provide a capability to load signed kernels. I.e. to boot signed kernels
- from a Linux based boot loader or initial boot image
- as required for secure/trusted boot mechanisms
- for kdump kernels
Available with kernel 4.17
Addl. userspace package required for finalize this function -> kexec-tools
tags: | added: architecture-s39064 bugnameltc-169876 severity-high targetmilestone-inin1810 |
Changed in ubuntu: | |
assignee: | nobody → Skipper Bug Screeners (skipper-screen-team) |
affects: | ubuntu → linux (Ubuntu) |
Frank Heimes (fheimes) wrote : | #1 |
Changed in ubuntu-z-systems: | |
status: | New → Triaged |
importance: | Undecided → High |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Fix Committed |
------- Comment From <email address hidden> 2018-07-30 11:16 EDT-------
Git commits for Kernel part:
include/
kernel/
kernel/
kernel/
kernel/
kernel/
kernel/
kernel/
kernel/
kernel/
kernel/
kexec-tools are currently not available upstream
Changed in ubuntu-z-systems: | |
status: | Triaged → Fix Committed |
bugproxy (bugproxy) wrote : | #3 |
------- Comment From <email address hidden> 2018-07-31 05:16 EDT-------
Addl. Git commits missing during the previous post.
s390/kexec_file: Prepare setup.h for kexec_file_load [15ceb8c936] (+27/-13)
s390/kexec_file: Add purgatory [840798a1f5] (+198/-0)
s390/kexec_file: Add kexec_file_load system call [71406883fd] (+144/-0)
s390/kexec_file: Add image loader [e49bb0a27f] (+176/-1)
s390/kexec_file: Add crash support to image loader [ee337f5469] (+234/-6)
s390/kexec_file: Add ELF loader [8be0188271] (+150/-0)
s390/Kconfig: Move kexec config options to "Processor type and features" [bdea9f6f7a] (+20/-21)
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
Changed in ubuntu-z-systems: | |
status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
bugproxy (bugproxy) wrote : | #4 |
------- Comment From <email address hidden> 2018-08-06 05:51 EDT-------
IBM Bugzilla status -> closed, Fix Released within Cosmic
information type: | Private → Public |
Please can you share the relevant commit IDs - thx.