Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 3 Aug 2022 07:05:00 -0700 | Subject | Re: [RFC PATCH 0/8] x86_64: Harden compressed kernel, part 1 | From | Dave Hansen <> |
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On 8/2/22 16:45, Evgeniy Baskov wrote: > Partially. We do have known issues because kernel PE image is not > compliant with the MS PE and COFF specification v8.3 referenced by > the UEFI specification. UEFI implementations with stricter PE loaders > (e.g. mentioned above) fail to boot Linux kernel.
That shows me that it's _possible_ to build a more strict PE loader that wouldn't load Linux. But, in practice is anyone using a more strict PE loader? Does anyone actually want that in practice? Or, again, is this more strict PE loader just an academic demonstration?
The README starts:
This branch demonstrates...
That doesn't seem like something that's _important_ to deal with. Sounds like a proof-of-concept.
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for improving thing, even if the benefits are far off. But, let's not fool ourselves.
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