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SubjectRe: [PATCH] Ability to read the MKTME status from userspace
On Fri, Jun 19, 2020 at 10:01:36AM -0300, Daniel Gutson wrote:
> Then the user will not know that he/she could improve the security of the
> system by enabling the feature in the BIOS.

And how is the user going to know from your "module"? AFAICT, your
module loads on any system - not only on ones which have MKTME in CPUID.

> The fact that the CPU has the cap and the BIOS disables it, can
> trigger a prevention action.

I can only venture guesses what "prevention action" is - you'll have to
be more verbose here.

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Boris.

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