| Message ID | 1583172404-36717-1-git-send-email-u9012063@gmail.com |
|---|---|
| State | Rejected |
| Headers | show |
| Series | [ovs-dev] doc: document the nointegritychecks setting. | expand |
> -----Original Message----- > From: William Tu <u9012063@gmail.com> > Sent: Monday, March 2, 2020 8:07 PM > To: dev@openvswitch.org > Cc: aserdean@ovn.org > Subject: [PATCH] doc: document the nointegritychecks setting. > > OVS kernel module requires to turn on the 'nointegritychecks'. It has following > limitations: [Alin Serdean] Actually the generated driver from our project is testsigned, which implies the host only needs the /testsigning enabled, which again is not valid under secure boot.
On Sat, Mar 7, 2020 at 8:35 PM Alin Serdean <aserdean@cloudbasesolutions.com> wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: William Tu <u9012063@gmail.com> > > Sent: Monday, March 2, 2020 8:07 PM > > To: dev@openvswitch.org > > Cc: aserdean@ovn.org > > Subject: [PATCH] doc: document the nointegritychecks setting. > > > > OVS kernel module requires to turn on the 'nointegritychecks'. It has following > > limitations: > [Alin Serdean] Actually the generated driver from our project is testsigned, which > implies the host only needs the /testsigning enabled, which again is not valid > under secure boot. > I see. So anyway the secure boot should be disabled. William
diff --git a/Documentation/intro/install/windows.rst b/Documentation/intro/install/windows.rst index 394572f001e9..579e41b73d8e 100644 --- a/Documentation/intro/install/windows.rst +++ b/Documentation/intro/install/windows.rst @@ -287,6 +287,8 @@ Enforcement' during boot. The following commands can be used: .. note:: You may have to restart the machine for the settings to take effect. + The nointegritychecks cannot be set when secure boot is enabled and + the value is ignored by Windows 8. In the Virtual Switch Manager configuration you can enable the Open vSwitch Extension on an existing switch or create a new switch. If you are using an
OVS kernel module requires to turn on the 'nointegritychecks'. It has following limitations: nointegritychecks [ on | off ] Disables integrity checks. Cannot be set when secure boot is enabled. This value is ignored by Windows 7 and Windows 8. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/devtest/bcdedit--set Signed-off-by: William Tu <u9012063@gmail.com> --- Documentation/intro/install/windows.rst | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)