@kernellogger

Finally I wrote a small script:

#!/usr/bin/env bash

sudo pesign \
  --certificate 'Secure Boot Signing Key' \
  --in "$1" \
  --sign \
  --out "$1.signed"
sudo mv -v "$1"{.signed,}

Then I signed kernel-rt and:

$ sudo pesign --certificate 'Secure Boot Signing Key' --show-signature --in /boot/vmlinuz-6.12.0-0.rc7.20241113gtf1b785f4.459.vanilla.fc41.x86_64+rt
[sudo] password for jarkko: 
---------------------------------------------
certificate address is 0x7ffb85b05208
Content was not encrypted.
Content is detached; signature cannot be verified.
The signer's common name is Red Hat Test Certificate
No signer email address.
Signing time: Wed Nov 13, 2024
There were certs or crls included.
---------------------------------------------
certificate address is 0x7ffb85b05900
Content was not encrypted.
Content is detached; signature cannot be verified.
The signer's common name is Secure Boot Signing Key
The signer's email address is jarkko.sakkinen@siltakatu.com
Signing time: Fri Nov 15, 2024
There were certs or crls included.
---------------------------------------------

@kernellogger My certificate config as input was:

[ req ]
default_bits            = 4096
distinguished_name      = req_distinguished_name
x509_extensions         = v3
string_mask             = utf8only
prompt                  = no

[ req_distinguished_name ]
countryName             = FI
stateOrProvinceName     = Pirkanmaa
localityName            = Tampere
0.organizationName      = Siltakatu Solutions Oy
commonName              = Secure Boot Signing Key
emailAddress            = jarkko.sakkinen@siltakatu.com

[ v3 ]
subjectKeyIdentifier    = hash
authorityKeyIdentifier  = keyid:always,issuer
basicConstraints        = critical,CA:FALSE
extendedKeyUsage        = codeSigning,1.3.6.1.4.1.311.10.3.6
nsComment               = "OpenSSL Generated Certificate"

@kernellogger This how you do it. Then it is just matter using the name as reference in the spec for that attribute of which name I cannot recall ATM. In this case: ""Secure Boot Signing Key"

Great, I made it. Created my own MOK key in Fedora:

$ sudo certutil -d /etc/pki/pesign -L

Certificate Nickname                                         Trust Attributes
                                                             SSL,S/MIME,JAR/XPI

Secure Boot Signing Key                                      Pu,Pu,Pu

Steps:

openssl req -config ./MOK.cnf -new -x509 -newkey rsa:4096 -nodes \
            -days 36500 -outform DER -keyout "MOK.priv" -out "MOK.der"
sudo certutil -A -i MOK.der -n "Secure Boot Signing Key" -d /etc/pki/pesign/ -t "Pu,Pu,Pu"
sudo openssl pkcs12 -export -out MOK.p12 -inkey MOK.priv -in MOK.der
sudo pk12util -i MOK.p12 -d /etc/pki/pesign

And yeah obviously you also want to do:

sudo mokutil --import MOK.der

#fedora #linux

I think in theory it could be possible to make static eBPF, i.e. take the source tree compile eBPF as inline modifications. I.e. mimic "printk debugging" with eBPF.

When kernel testing e.g. with BuildRoot this would be more lean than actual eBPF.

"git workspace" gives a reference model for clone snapshotting.

Usually when fixing kernel bug or doing some improvement to kernel, adding a few temp printk's is still imho the king because kernel compiles in no time. Dynamic tracing tools do not support this workflow very well. They support well debugging exactly live systems, which is totally different use case.

#linux #kernel #ebpf

Compiling > 2100 sub-crate dependency Rust project with hot sccache (< 5 misses), I noticed that my X1 ThinkPad finishes about 30 minutes and Mac M2 Pro in 10 minutes.

It gives a rough ballpark factor for single core performance against i7-1260P
given that compilation (which distributes best) takes quite insignificant portion of the time, and most is spent in linking...

enforced to use matrix at work so really have had to do research on this because overall the quality is not great :-)

This is the only all rounds good Matrix client I'm aware of: https://iamb.chat/index.html It is terminal but is both multi-account and a separate thread view (and all E2EE crap).

From graphical ones GNOME projects Fractal is otherwise great except the lack of thread view.

#matrix

lol

@vbabka @sima good to be aware of this +1

@kernellogger I did "sudo dnf copr enable @kernel-vanilla/mainline-wo-mergew && dnf up". For me in my work laptop it makes to follow rc's anyway :-)
Also will install kernel-rt.

@kernellogger awesome! thanks!

Is there a kernel with CONFIG_PREEMPT on for Fedora? Like similar to https://liquorix.net/

#fedora #linux

OK there's an update (just did dnf update) with e.g. "iwlwifi-*-firmware" packages and bunch of others so fingers crossed!

What do you mean the chair is haunted?

After a Fedora kernel update WiFi works differently :-)

I have not dared to try out suspend (it's completely disabled) but now WiFi connection seldomly and randomly plain dies and I need to reconnect.

#fedora #linux

@mairacanal yeah, i agree! I like it because it is the only theme where both light and dark versions work for me :-) while hacking i like to use dark and while in meetings and in presentation slides the light version is great

@pid_eins s/Models/Modules/ ;-)

Sorry could not help myself, otherwise cool stuff...