[PATCH v2] environment: add explicit option to allow searching for environment devices

Sascha Hauer s.hauer at pengutronix.de
Mon May 11 00:14:04 PDT 2026


On Fri, 08 May 2026 12:58:55 +0200, Sascha Hauer wrote:
> Add an explicit Kconfig option to allow searching the environment storage
> path based on the barebox environment partition GUID.
> 
> So far this depended on CONFIG_INSECURE being set, but that's not the whole
> picture. Loading an unsigned environment is inherently insecure, allowing
> to find the partition by partition UUID just adds one point to the top:
> With it we potentially allow loading the environment from external storage
> devices like SD card slots that could be plugged without opening a device.
> 
> [...]

Applied, thanks!

[1/1] environment: add explicit option to allow searching for environment devices
      https://git.pengutronix.de/cgit/barebox/commit/?id=b43acbe3c005 (link may not be stable)

Best regards,
-- 
Sascha Hauer <s.hauer at pengutronix.de>




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