Hello,
this patch implements UKI support for kexec_file_load. It will require support
in the kexec-tools userspace utility. For testing purposes the following can be
used:
https://github.com/Cydox/kexec-test/
There has been discussion on this topic in an issue on GitHub that is linked
below
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make the kernel accept UKIs (Unified Kernel Images) for kexec_file_load.
UKIs contain the kernel bzImage, initrd, and cmdline all packaged up as
one EFI application. The main advantage of this is that the whole
combination is signed together as a package for secure boot.
This implementation parse
On Sat, 9 Sept 2023 at 17:19, Jan Hendrik Farr wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> this patch implements UKI support for kexec_file_load. It will require support
> in the kexec-tools userspace utility. For testing purposes the following can
> be used:
> https://github.com/Cydox/kexec-test/
>
> There has been d
> - the cmdline section is actually optional, just like it's optional to
> pass it on a traditional kexec load, so it should be used if present,
> but skipped if not
Should be an easy fix.
This should be updated in the UKI documentation as for other optional sections
it's explicitly marked. I as
On Sat, 9 Sept 2023 at 18:58, Jan Hendrik Farr wrote:
>
> > - the cmdline section is actually optional, just like it's optional to
> > pass it on a traditional kexec load, so it should be used if present,
> > but skipped if not
>
> Should be an easy fix.
>
> This should be updated in the UKI docum