[PATCH v3 1/3] integrity: Make arch_ima_get_secureboot integrity-wide

Subsystems: extensible firmware interface (efi), extended verification module (evm), integrity measurement architecture (ima), linux for powerpc (32-bit and 64-bit), s390 architecture, security subsystem, the rest, x86 architecture (32-bit and 64-bit)

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4 messages, 3 authors, 2026-03-05 · open the first message on its own page

[PATCH v3 1/3] integrity: Make arch_ima_get_secureboot integrity-wide

From: Coiby Xu <hidden>
Date: 2026-02-13 01:29:06

EVM and other LSMs need the ability to query the secure boot status of
the system, without directly calling the IMA arch_ima_get_secureboot
function. Refactor the secure boot status check into a general function
named arch_get_secureboot.

Reported-and-suggested-by: Mimi Zohar [off-list ref]
Suggested-by: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@huawei.com>
Signed-off-by: Coiby Xu <redacted>
---
 MAINTAINERS                                   |  1 +
 arch/powerpc/kernel/ima_arch.c                |  5 --
 arch/powerpc/kernel/secure_boot.c             |  6 ++
 arch/s390/kernel/ima_arch.c                   |  6 --
 arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c                        |  5 ++
 arch/x86/include/asm/efi.h                    |  4 +-
 arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c                   |  2 +-
 include/linux/ima.h                           |  7 +--
 include/linux/secure_boot.h                   | 19 +++++++
 security/integrity/Makefile                   |  3 +-
 security/integrity/efi_secureboot.c           | 56 +++++++++++++++++++
 security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c         |  2 +-
 security/integrity/ima/ima_efi.c              | 47 +---------------
 security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c             |  3 +-
 security/integrity/integrity.h                |  1 +
 security/integrity/platform_certs/load_uefi.c |  2 +-
 security/integrity/secure_boot.c              | 16 ++++++
 17 files changed, 115 insertions(+), 70 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 include/linux/secure_boot.h
 create mode 100644 security/integrity/efi_secureboot.c
 create mode 100644 security/integrity/secure_boot.c
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 149deedafe2c..56242d78e4a6 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -12550,6 +12550,7 @@ R:	Eric Snowberg <eric.snowberg@oracle.com>
 L:	linux-integrity@vger.kernel.org
 S:	Supported
 T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/zohar/linux-integrity.git
+F:	include/linux/secure_boot.h
 F:	security/integrity/
 F:	security/integrity/ima/
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ima_arch.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/ima_arch.c
index b7029beed847..0d8892a03526 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/ima_arch.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/ima_arch.c
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@
 #include <linux/ima.h>
 #include <asm/secure_boot.h>
 
-bool arch_ima_get_secureboot(void)
-{
-	return is_ppc_secureboot_enabled();
-}
-
 /*
  * The "secure_rules" are enabled only on "secureboot" enabled systems.
  * These rules verify the file signatures against known good values.
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/secure_boot.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/secure_boot.c
index 3a28795b4ed8..28436c1599e0 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/secure_boot.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/secure_boot.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/of.h>
+#include <linux/secure_boot.h>
 #include <linux/string_choices.h>
 #include <asm/secure_boot.h>
 
@@ -44,6 +45,11 @@ bool is_ppc_secureboot_enabled(void)
 	return enabled;
 }
 
+bool arch_get_secureboot(void)
+{
+	return is_ppc_secureboot_enabled();
+}
+
 bool is_ppc_trustedboot_enabled(void)
 {
 	struct device_node *node;
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/ima_arch.c b/arch/s390/kernel/ima_arch.c
index f3c3e6e1c5d3..6ccbe34ce408 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/ima_arch.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/ima_arch.c
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 
 #include <linux/ima.h>
-#include <asm/boot_data.h>
-
-bool arch_ima_get_secureboot(void)
-{
-	return ipl_secure_flag;
-}
 
 const char * const *arch_get_ima_policy(void)
 {
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c b/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c
index dcdc7e274848..781deb588557 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c
@@ -2504,6 +2504,11 @@ void *ipl_report_finish(struct ipl_report *report)
 	return buf;
 }
 
+bool arch_get_secureboot(void)
+{
+	return ipl_secure_flag;
+}
+
 int ipl_report_free(struct ipl_report *report)
 {
 	struct ipl_report_component *comp, *ncomp;
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/efi.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/efi.h
index f227a70ac91f..ee382b56dd7b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/efi.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/efi.h
@@ -401,9 +401,9 @@ extern int __init efi_memmap_split_count(efi_memory_desc_t *md,
 extern void __init efi_memmap_insert(struct efi_memory_map *old_memmap,
 				     void *buf, struct efi_mem_range *mem);
 
-extern enum efi_secureboot_mode __x86_ima_efi_boot_mode(void);
+enum efi_secureboot_mode __x86_efi_boot_mode(void);
 
-#define arch_ima_efi_boot_mode	__x86_ima_efi_boot_mode()
+#define arch_efi_boot_mode __x86_efi_boot_mode()
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_EFI_RUNTIME_MAP
 int efi_get_runtime_map_size(void);
diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c b/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c
index d00c6de7f3b7..74032f3ab9b0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ umode_t efi_attr_is_visible(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr, int n)
 	return attr->mode;
 }
 
-enum efi_secureboot_mode __x86_ima_efi_boot_mode(void)
+enum efi_secureboot_mode __x86_efi_boot_mode(void)
 {
 	return boot_params.secure_boot;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/ima.h b/include/linux/ima.h
index 8e29cb4e6a01..b3927b795a60 100644
--- a/include/linux/ima.h
+++ b/include/linux/ima.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/security.h>
 #include <linux/kexec.h>
+#include <linux/secure_boot.h>
 #include <crypto/hash_info.h>
 struct linux_binprm;
 
@@ -72,14 +73,8 @@ int __init ima_get_kexec_buffer(void **addr, size_t *size);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IMA_SECURE_AND_OR_TRUSTED_BOOT
-extern bool arch_ima_get_secureboot(void);
 extern const char * const *arch_get_ima_policy(void);
 #else
-static inline bool arch_ima_get_secureboot(void)
-{
-	return false;
-}
-
 static inline const char * const *arch_get_ima_policy(void)
 {
 	return NULL;
diff --git a/include/linux/secure_boot.h b/include/linux/secure_boot.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3ded3f03655c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/secure_boot.h
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2026 Red Hat, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Author: Coiby Xu <coxu@redhat.com>
+ */
+
+#ifndef _LINUX_SECURE_BOOT_H
+#define _LINUX_SECURE_BOOT_H
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+/*
+ * Returns true if the platform secure boot is enabled.
+ * Returns false if disabled or not supported.
+ */
+bool arch_get_secureboot(void);
+
+#endif /* _LINUX_SECURE_BOOT_H */
diff --git a/security/integrity/Makefile b/security/integrity/Makefile
index 92b63039c654..548665e2b702 100644
--- a/security/integrity/Makefile
+++ b/security/integrity/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_INTEGRITY) += integrity.o
 
-integrity-y := iint.o
+integrity-y := iint.o secure_boot.o
 integrity-$(CONFIG_INTEGRITY_AUDIT) += integrity_audit.o
 integrity-$(CONFIG_INTEGRITY_SIGNATURE) += digsig.o
 integrity-$(CONFIG_INTEGRITY_ASYMMETRIC_KEYS) += digsig_asymmetric.o
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ integrity-$(CONFIG_LOAD_IPL_KEYS) += platform_certs/load_ipl_s390.o
 integrity-$(CONFIG_LOAD_PPC_KEYS) += platform_certs/efi_parser.o \
                                      platform_certs/load_powerpc.o \
                                      platform_certs/keyring_handler.o
+integrity-$(CONFIG_EFI) += efi_secureboot.o
 # The relative order of the 'ima' and 'evm' LSMs depends on the order below.
 obj-$(CONFIG_IMA)			+= ima/
 obj-$(CONFIG_EVM)			+= evm/
diff --git a/security/integrity/efi_secureboot.c b/security/integrity/efi_secureboot.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bfd4260a83a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security/integrity/efi_secureboot.c
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-1.0+
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 IBM Corporation
+ */
+#include <linux/efi.h>
+#include <linux/secure_boot.h>
+#include <asm/efi.h>
+
+#ifndef arch_efi_boot_mode
+#define arch_efi_boot_mode efi_secureboot_mode_unset
+#endif
+
+static enum efi_secureboot_mode get_sb_mode(void)
+{
+	enum efi_secureboot_mode mode;
+
+	if (!efi_rt_services_supported(EFI_RT_SUPPORTED_GET_VARIABLE)) {
+		pr_info("integrity: secureboot mode unknown, no efi\n");
+		return efi_secureboot_mode_unknown;
+	}
+
+	mode = efi_get_secureboot_mode(efi.get_variable);
+	if (mode == efi_secureboot_mode_disabled)
+		pr_info("integrity: secureboot mode disabled\n");
+	else if (mode == efi_secureboot_mode_unknown)
+		pr_info("integrity: secureboot mode unknown\n");
+	else
+		pr_info("integrity: secureboot mode enabled\n");
+	return mode;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Query secure boot status
+ *
+ * Note don't call this function too early e.g. in __setup hook otherwise the
+ * kernel may hang when calling efi_get_secureboot_mode.
+ *
+ */
+bool arch_get_secureboot(void)
+{
+	static enum efi_secureboot_mode sb_mode;
+	static bool initialized;
+
+	if (!initialized && efi_enabled(EFI_BOOT)) {
+		sb_mode = arch_efi_boot_mode;
+
+		if (sb_mode == efi_secureboot_mode_unset)
+			sb_mode = get_sb_mode();
+		initialized = true;
+	}
+
+	if (sb_mode == efi_secureboot_mode_enabled)
+		return true;
+	else
+		return false;
+}
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
index 5149ff4fd50d..9737bf76ce17 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ core_param(ima_appraise, ima_appraise_cmdline_default, charp, 0);
 void __init ima_appraise_parse_cmdline(void)
 {
 	const char *str = ima_appraise_cmdline_default;
-	bool sb_state = arch_ima_get_secureboot();
+	bool sb_state = arch_get_secureboot();
 	int appraisal_state = ima_appraise;
 
 	if (!str)
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_efi.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_efi.c
index 138029bfcce1..78191879dd98 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_efi.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_efi.c
@@ -2,52 +2,9 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2018 IBM Corporation
  */
-#include <linux/efi.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/ima.h>
-#include <asm/efi.h>
-
-#ifndef arch_ima_efi_boot_mode
-#define arch_ima_efi_boot_mode efi_secureboot_mode_unset
-#endif
-
-static enum efi_secureboot_mode get_sb_mode(void)
-{
-	enum efi_secureboot_mode mode;
-
-	if (!efi_rt_services_supported(EFI_RT_SUPPORTED_GET_VARIABLE)) {
-		pr_info("ima: secureboot mode unknown, no efi\n");
-		return efi_secureboot_mode_unknown;
-	}
-
-	mode = efi_get_secureboot_mode(efi.get_variable);
-	if (mode == efi_secureboot_mode_disabled)
-		pr_info("ima: secureboot mode disabled\n");
-	else if (mode == efi_secureboot_mode_unknown)
-		pr_info("ima: secureboot mode unknown\n");
-	else
-		pr_info("ima: secureboot mode enabled\n");
-	return mode;
-}
-
-bool arch_ima_get_secureboot(void)
-{
-	static enum efi_secureboot_mode sb_mode;
-	static bool initialized;
-
-	if (!initialized && efi_enabled(EFI_BOOT)) {
-		sb_mode = arch_ima_efi_boot_mode;
-
-		if (sb_mode == efi_secureboot_mode_unset)
-			sb_mode = get_sb_mode();
-		initialized = true;
-	}
-
-	if (sb_mode == efi_secureboot_mode_enabled)
-		return true;
-	else
-		return false;
-}
+#include <linux/secure_boot.h>
 
 /* secureboot arch rules */
 static const char * const sb_arch_rules[] = {
@@ -67,7 +24,7 @@ static const char * const sb_arch_rules[] = {
 
 const char * const *arch_get_ima_policy(void)
 {
-	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IMA_ARCH_POLICY) && arch_ima_get_secureboot()) {
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IMA_ARCH_POLICY) && arch_get_secureboot()) {
 		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MODULE_SIG))
 			set_module_sig_enforced();
 		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KEXEC_SIG))
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
index 5770cf691912..4aa8f0a20950 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
@@ -949,8 +949,7 @@ static int ima_load_data(enum kernel_load_data_id id, bool contents)
 
 	switch (id) {
 	case LOADING_KEXEC_IMAGE:
-		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KEXEC_SIG)
-		    && arch_ima_get_secureboot()) {
+		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KEXEC_SIG) && arch_get_secureboot()) {
 			pr_err("impossible to appraise a kernel image without a file descriptor; try using kexec_file_load syscall.\n");
 			return -EACCES;
 		}
diff --git a/security/integrity/integrity.h b/security/integrity/integrity.h
index 7b388b66cf80..4636629533af 100644
--- a/security/integrity/integrity.h
+++ b/security/integrity/integrity.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/integrity.h>
+#include <linux/secure_boot.h>
 #include <crypto/sha1.h>
 #include <crypto/hash.h>
 #include <linux/key.h>
diff --git a/security/integrity/platform_certs/load_uefi.c b/security/integrity/platform_certs/load_uefi.c
index d1fdd113450a..c0d6948446c3 100644
--- a/security/integrity/platform_certs/load_uefi.c
+++ b/security/integrity/platform_certs/load_uefi.c
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ static int __init load_uefi_certs(void)
 	}
 
 	/* the MOK/MOKx can not be trusted when secure boot is disabled */
-	if (!arch_ima_get_secureboot())
+	if (!arch_get_secureboot())
 		return 0;
 
 	mokx = get_cert_list(L"MokListXRT", &mok_var, &mokxsize, &status);
diff --git a/security/integrity/secure_boot.c b/security/integrity/secure_boot.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fc2693c286f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/security/integrity/secure_boot.c
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2026 Red Hat, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Author: Coiby Xu <coxu@redhat.com>
+ */
+#include <linux/secure_boot.h>
+
+/*
+ * Default weak implementation.
+ * Architectures that support secure boot must override this.
+ */
+__weak bool arch_get_secureboot(void)
+{
+	return false;
+}
-- 
2.53.0

Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] integrity: Make arch_ima_get_secureboot integrity-wide

From: Vasily Gorbik <gor@linux.ibm.com>
Date: 2026-03-05 12:56:01

On Fri, Feb 13, 2026 at 09:28:46AM +0800, Coiby Xu wrote:
EVM and other LSMs need the ability to query the secure boot status of
the system, without directly calling the IMA arch_ima_get_secureboot
function. Refactor the secure boot status check into a general function
named arch_get_secureboot.

Reported-and-suggested-by: Mimi Zohar [off-list ref]
Suggested-by: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@huawei.com>
Signed-off-by: Coiby Xu <redacted>
---
 MAINTAINERS                                   |  1 +
 arch/powerpc/kernel/ima_arch.c                |  5 --
 arch/powerpc/kernel/secure_boot.c             |  6 ++
 arch/s390/kernel/ima_arch.c                   |  6 --
 arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c                        |  5 ++
 arch/x86/include/asm/efi.h                    |  4 +-
 arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c                   |  2 +-
 include/linux/ima.h                           |  7 +--
 include/linux/secure_boot.h                   | 19 +++++++
 security/integrity/Makefile                   |  3 +-
 security/integrity/efi_secureboot.c           | 56 +++++++++++++++++++
 security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c         |  2 +-
 security/integrity/ima/ima_efi.c              | 47 +---------------
 security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c             |  3 +-
 security/integrity/integrity.h                |  1 +
 security/integrity/platform_certs/load_uefi.c |  2 +-
 security/integrity/secure_boot.c              | 16 ++++++
 17 files changed, 115 insertions(+), 70 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 include/linux/secure_boot.h
 create mode 100644 security/integrity/efi_secureboot.c
 create mode 100644 security/integrity/secure_boot.c
This triggers a warning on s390:

arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c:2507:6: warning: no previous prototype for ‘arch_get_secureboot’ [-Wmissing-prototypes]
 2507 | bool arch_get_secureboot(void)
      |      ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

@Mimi: could you please squash this fixup into the offending commit,
or pick it up separately?

Vasily Gorbik (1):
  s390/ipl: Fix missing arch_get_secureboot() prototype warning

 arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

-- 
2.53.0

[PATCH 1/1] s390/ipl: Fix missing arch_get_secureboot() prototype warning

From: Vasily Gorbik <gor@linux.ibm.com>
Date: 2026-03-05 12:56:01

Include <linux/secure_boot.h> so arch_get_secureboot() has a visible
prototype and -Wmissing-prototypes no longer triggers.

arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c:2507:6: warning: no previous prototype for ‘arch_get_secureboot’ [-Wmissing-prototypes]
 2507 | bool arch_get_secureboot(void)
      |      ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Fixes: 63e8a44395a4 ("integrity: Make arch_ima_get_secureboot integrity-wide")
Signed-off-by: Vasily Gorbik <gor@linux.ibm.com>
---
 arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c b/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c
index bdbbedf52580..2d01a1713938 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <linux/crash_dump.h>
 #include <linux/debug_locks.h>
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
+#include <linux/secure_boot.h>
 #include <asm/asm-extable.h>
 #include <asm/machine.h>
 #include <asm/diag.h>
-- 
2.53.0

Re: [PATCH v3 1/3] integrity: Make arch_ima_get_secureboot integrity-wide

From: Mimi Zohar <zohar@linux.ibm.com>
Date: 2026-03-05 17:26:35

On Thu, 2026-03-05 at 13:55 +0100, Vasily Gorbik wrote:
On Fri, Feb 13, 2026 at 09:28:46AM +0800, Coiby Xu wrote:
quoted
EVM and other LSMs need the ability to query the secure boot status of
the system, without directly calling the IMA arch_ima_get_secureboot
function. Refactor the secure boot status check into a general function
named arch_get_secureboot.

Reported-and-suggested-by: Mimi Zohar [off-list ref]
Suggested-by: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@huawei.com>
Signed-off-by: Coiby Xu <redacted>
---
 MAINTAINERS                                   |  1 +
 arch/powerpc/kernel/ima_arch.c                |  5 --
 arch/powerpc/kernel/secure_boot.c             |  6 ++
 arch/s390/kernel/ima_arch.c                   |  6 --
 arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c                        |  5 ++
 arch/x86/include/asm/efi.h                    |  4 +-
 arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c                   |  2 +-
 include/linux/ima.h                           |  7 +--
 include/linux/secure_boot.h                   | 19 +++++++
 security/integrity/Makefile                   |  3 +-
 security/integrity/efi_secureboot.c           | 56 +++++++++++++++++++
 security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c         |  2 +-
 security/integrity/ima/ima_efi.c              | 47 +---------------
 security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c             |  3 +-
 security/integrity/integrity.h                |  1 +
 security/integrity/platform_certs/load_uefi.c |  2 +-
 security/integrity/secure_boot.c              | 16 ++++++
 17 files changed, 115 insertions(+), 70 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 include/linux/secure_boot.h
 create mode 100644 security/integrity/efi_secureboot.c
 create mode 100644 security/integrity/secure_boot.c
This triggers a warning on s390:

arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c:2507:6: warning: no previous prototype for ‘arch_get_secureboot’ [-Wmissing-prototypes]
 2507 | bool arch_get_secureboot(void)
      |      ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

@Mimi: could you please squash this fixup into the offending commit,
or pick it up separately?
Thanks, Vasily.  It's now squashed.

Mimi
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