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SubjectRe: [PATCHv7 0/3] Kernel Live Patching
On Wed, 17 Dec 2014, Balbir Singh wrote:

> >> Could you describe what this does to signing? I presume the patched
> >> module should cause a taint on module signing?
> >
> > Hmm, why should it?
>
> I wanted to clarify it from a different perspective
>
> If the base image is signed by X and the patched module is signed by
> Y, is that supported. What does it imply in the case of live-patching?

Why should that matter? Both are signed by keys that kernel is configured
to trust, which makes them equal (even though they are technically
different).

--
Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs


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