Require the Memory Attribute Protocol if Enhanced Memory Protection is supported - #170
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Require the EFI_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTE_PROTOCOL when the firmware supports Enhanced Memory Protection, to allow boot components such as shim, systemd or the Linux EFI stub to control memory permissions. Signed-off-by: Vincent Stehlé <vincent.stehle@arm.com>
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| The `EFI_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTE_PROTOCOL` allows boot components to configure | ||
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| https://microsoft.github.io/mu/WhatAndWhy/enhancedmemoryprotection/ |
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The protocol is specified in the UEFI spec. It is unclear to me why the Microsoft link is provided. If it is really needed it should be in the same reference section as the other links.
Please, consider moving the link to the commit message.
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Require the
EFI_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTE_PROTOCOLwhen the firmware supports Enhanced Memory Protection.This allows boot components such as
shim,systemdor the Linux EFI stub to control memory permissions.https://microsoft.github.io/mu/WhatAndWhy/enhancedmemoryprotection/#enhanced-uefi-memory-protection
https://uefi.org/sites/default/files/resources/Hardening%20the%20Core%20Enhanced%20Memory%20Protection_Beebe.pdf