Bug#996202: systemd - EFI Secure Boot for systemd-boot

[Julian Andres Klode]

On Thu, Nov 18, 2021 at 05:02:59PM +0100, Michael Biebl wrote:
> Am 18.11.21 um 16:58 schrieb Julian Andres Klode:
> > On Thu, Nov 18, 2021 at 04:26:47PM +0100, Michael Biebl wrote:
> > > 
> > > Am 18.11.21 um 15:21 schrieb Julian Andres Klode:
> > > > we have recently discussed the matter of systemd-boot in
> > > > an upstream shim review gathering.
> > > 
> > > Is this discussion public? Can you share it?
> > 
> > We unfortunately do not have a written record of it.
> 
> private cabal, eh :-)
> 
> > > > * systemd-boot does not use current ways of communicating with
> > > >     shim
> > > > 
> > > > * There was some concern over general quality
> > > 
> > > Has this been passed along to the systemd maintainers?
> > > If so, what's their take on this? If not, could you forward your
> > > findings/concerns to upstream, please?
> > 
> > It's not really my place, that's a discussion for other people
> > to have, and I don't have all the details.
> 
> Well, who if not you? I mean you said you are (part of) shim upstream?
> If you reject it, it would be good to actually have a bit more details then
> just meh, not going to happen.
> 
> That doesn't feel right.
> 

I understand how you feel, but I don't have anything to add at
the moment. I did not raise those two concerns, and I don't know
enough details to follow through on them.

I'm not sure if the people who have looked into it want to bother
actually proactively filing reports rather than wait for the situation
where a distro wants to have a grub-free, systemd-boot shim.

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