Re: GELI with UEFI supporting Boot Environments goes to HEAD when?

From: Eric McCorkle <eric_at_metricspace.net>
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2018 15:25:27 -0400
I'll do another rebase from head just to be sure 

On March 28, 2018 3:23:23 PM EDT, Warner Losh <imp_at_bsdimp.com> wrote:
>It's on my list for nexr, finally. I have an alternate patch for
>loader.efi
>from ESP, but i don't think it will affect the GELI stuff. I have some
>time
>slotted for integration issues though.
>
>I am quite mindful of the freeze dates.... I  have some uefi boot
>loader
>protocol changes that I need to get in.
>
>Warner
>
>On Feb 21, 2018 11:18 PM, "Tommi Pernila" <tommi.pernila_at_iki.fi> wrote:
>
>> Awesome, thanks for the update and the work that you have done!
>>
>> Now we just need some more reviewers eyes on the code :)
>>
>> Br,
>>
>> Tommi
>>
>> On Thu, 22 Feb 2018 at 2.03, Eric McCorkle <eric_at_metricspace.net>
>wrote:
>>
>>> FYI, I just IFC'ed everything, and the current patches are still
>fine.
>>>
>>> Also, the full GELI + standalone loader has been deployed on one of
>my
>>> laptops for some time now.
>>>
>>> On 02/21/2018 18:15, Eric McCorkle wrote:
>>> > The GELI work could be merged at this point, though it won't be
>usable
>>> > without an additional patch to enable loader-only operation.  The
>>> > patches are currently up for review:
>>> >
>>> > This is the order in which they'd need to be merged:
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > https://reviews.freebsd.org/D12732
>>> >
>>> > This one changes the efipart device.  Toomas Soome identified some
>>> > problems, which I have addressed.  He has not re-reviewed it,
>however.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > https://reviews.freebsd.org/D12692
>>> >
>>> > This adds some crypto code needed for GELI.  It simply adds new
>code,
>>> > and doesn't conflict with anything.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > https://reviews.freebsd.org/D12698
>>> >
>>> > This adds the EFI KMS interface code, and has the EFI loader pass
>keys
>>> > into the keybuf interface.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > I can't post the main GELI driver until those get merged, as it
>depends
>>> > on them.  It can be found on the geli branch on my github freebsd
>>> > repository, however.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Additionally, you need this patch, which allows loader.efi to
>function
>>> > when installed directly to the ESP:
>>> >
>>> > https://reviews.freebsd.org/D13497
>>> >
>>> > On 02/20/2018 22:56, Tommi Pernila wrote:
>>> >> Hi Eric,
>>> >>
>>> >> could you provide a brief update how the work is going?
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> Br,
>>> >>
>>> >> Tommi
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> On Nov 16, 2017 04:29, "Eric McCorkle" <eric_at_metricspace.net
>>> >> <mailto:eric_at_metricspace.net>> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>     Right, so basically, the remaining GELI patches are against
>>> loader, and
>>> >>     most of them can go in independently of the work on removing
>boot1.
>>> >>     There's a unanimous consensus on getting rid of boot1 which
>>> includes its
>>> >>     original author, so that's going to happen.
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>     For GELI, we have the following (not necessarily in order):
>>> >>
>>> >>     a) Adding the KMS interfaces, pseudo-device, and kernel
>keybuf
>>> >>     interactions
>>> >>     b) Modifications to the efipart driver
>>> >>     c) boot crypto
>>> >>     d) GELI partition types (not strictly necessary)
>>> >>
>>> >>     Then there's the GELI driver itself.  (a) and (c) are good to
>>> land, (b)
>>> >>     needs some more work after Toomas Soome pointed out a
>legitimate
>>> >>     problem, and (d) actually needs a good bit more code (but
>again,
>>> it's
>>> >>     more cosmetic).  Additionally, the GELI driver will need
>further
>>> mods to
>>> >>     efipart to be written (nothing too big).  But we could go
>ahead
>>> with (a)
>>> >>     and (c), as they've already been proven to work.
>>> >>
>>> >>     I'd wanted to have this stuff shaped up sooner, but I'm
>>> preoccupied with
>>> >>     the 7th RISC-V workshop at the end of the month.
>>> >>
>>> >>     Once this stuff is all in, loader should handle any GELI
>volumes it
>>> >>     finds, and it should Just Work once boot1 is gone.
>>> >>
>>> >>
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