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

From: Warner Losh <imp_at_bsdimp.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2018 13:06:41 -0600
Still reviewing the code. I'm worried it's too i386 specific and it
conflicts with some work I'm doing. I'll have a list of actionable
critiques this week.

Warner

On Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 1:03 PM, Oliver Pinter <
oliver.pinter_at_hardenedbsd.org> wrote:

> Hi!
>
> Is there any update regarding the rebase or the inclusion to base system?
> On 3/28/18, Eric McCorkle <eric_at_metricspace.net> wrote:
> > 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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