[RFC PATCH v2 07/11] firmware: replace call to fw_read_file_contents() with kernel version

[Mimi Zohar]

On Tue, 2016-01-19 at 16:10 -0800, Kees Cook wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 7:11 AM, Mimi Zohar <zohar at linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
> > Replace fw_read_file_contents() for reading a file with the common VFS
> > kernel_read_file() function.  A benefit of calling kernel_read_file()
> > to read the firmware is the firmware is read only once, instead of once
> > for measuring/appraising the firmware and again for reading the file
> > contents into memory.
> >
> > This patch retains the kernel_fw_from_file() hook, which is called from
> > security_kernel_post_read_file(), but removes the
> > sercurity_kernel_fw_from_file() function.
> >
> > Changelog:
> > - reordered and squashed firmware patches
> > - fix MAX firmware size (Kees Cook)
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Mimi Zohar <zohar at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> 
> Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook at chromium.org>

Thanks!

Mimi