[edk2-devel] [PATCH v9 00/13] Add the VariablePolicy feature

Ard Biesheuvel ard.biesheuvel at arm.com
Thu Nov 19 12:46:05 UTC 2020


On 11/9/20 7:45 AM, Bret Barkelew wrote:
> The 14 patches in this series add the VariablePolicy feature to the core,
> deprecate Edk2VarLock (while adding a compatibility layer to reduce code
> churn), and integrate the VariablePolicy libraries and protocols into
> Variable Services.
> 
> Since the integration requires multiple changes, including adding libraries,
> a protocol, an SMI communication handler, and VariableServices integration,
> the patches are broken up by individual library additions and then a final
> integration. Security-sensitive changes like bypassing Authenticated
> Variable enforcement are also broken out into individual patches so that
> attention can be called directly to them.
> 
> Platform porting instructions are described in this wiki entry:
> https://github.com/tianocore/tianocore.github.io/wiki/VariablePolicy-Protocol---Enhanced-Method-for-Managing-Variables#platform-porting
> 
> Discussion of the feature can be found in multiple places throughout
> the last year on the RFC channel, staging branches, and in devel.
> 
> Most recently, this subject was discussed in this thread:
> https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/message/53712
> (the code branches shared in that discussion are now out of date, but the
> whitepapers and discussion are relevant).
> 
> Cc: Jiewen Yao <jiewen.yao at intel.com>
> Cc: Dandan Bi <dandan.bi at intel.com>
> Cc: Chao Zhang <chao.b.zhang at intel.com>
> Cc: Jian J Wang <jian.j.wang at intel.com>
> Cc: Hao A Wu <hao.a.wu at intel.com>
> Cc: Liming Gao <liming.gao at intel.com>
> Cc: Jordan Justen <jordan.l.justen at intel.com>
> Cc: Laszlo Ersek <lersek at redhat.com>
> Cc: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel at arm.com>
> Cc: Andrew Fish <afish at apple.com>
> Cc: Ray Ni <ray.ni at intel.com>
> Cc: Bret Barkelew <brbarkel at microsoft.com>
> Signed-off-by: Bret Barkelew <brbarkel at microsoft.com>
> 

This series has now made it into edk2, and has subsequently broken every 
single platform in edk2-platforms. Is anyone intending to propose any 
fixes for this?


> v9 changes:
> * Rebase
> * Address the event ordering issues around MorLock at EndOfDxe
> * Drop problematic tests
> * Address ECC issues
> 
> v8 changes:
> * Rebase
> * Small tweaks from final PRs
> * Drank a lot
> * Enrolled several members and a steward in CatFacts
> 
> v7 changes:
> * Address comments from Dandan about security of the MM handler
> * Add readme
> * Fix bug around hex characters in BOOT####, etc
> * Add additional testing for hex characters
> * Add additional testing for authenticated variables
> 
> v6 changes:
> * Fix an issue with uninitialized Status in InitVariablePolicyLib() and DeinitVariablePolicyLib()
> * Fix GCC building in shell-based functional test
> * Rebase on latest origin/master
> 
> v5 changes:
> * Fix the CONST mismatch in VariablePolicy.h and VariablePolicySmmDxe.c
> * Fix EFIAPI mismatches in the functional unittest
> * Rebase on latest origin/master
> 
> v4 changes:
> * Remove Optional PcdAllowVariablePolicyEnforcementDisable PCD from platforms
> * Rebase on master
> * Migrate to new MmCommunicate2 protocol
> * Fix an oversight in the default return value for InitMmCommonCommBuffer
> * Fix in VariablePolicyLib to allow ExtraInitRuntimeDxe to consume variables
> 
> V3 changes:
> * Address all non-unittest issues with ECC
> * Make additional style changes
> * Include section name in hunk headers in "ini-style" files
> * Remove requirement for the EdkiiPiSmmCommunicationsRegionTable driver
>    (now allocates its own buffer)
> * Change names from VARIABLE_POLICY_PROTOCOL and gVariablePolicyProtocolGuid
>    to EDKII_VARIABLE_POLICY_PROTOCOL and gEdkiiVariablePolicyProtocolGuid
> * Fix GCC warning about initializing externs
> * Add UNI strings for new PCD
> * Add patches for ArmVirtPkg, OvmfXen, and UefiPayloadPkg
> * Reorder patches according to Liming's feedback about adding to platforms
>    before changing variable driver
> 
> V2 changes:
> * Fixed implementation for RuntimeDxe
> * Add PCD to block DisableVariablePolicy
> * Fix the DumpVariablePolicy pagination in SMM
> 
> Bret Barkelew (13):
>    MdeModulePkg: Define the VariablePolicy protocol interface
>    MdeModulePkg: Define the VariablePolicyLib
>    MdeModulePkg: Define the VariablePolicyHelperLib
>    MdeModulePkg: Define the VarCheckPolicyLib and SMM interface
>    OvmfPkg: Add VariablePolicy engine to OvmfPkg platform
>    EmulatorPkg: Add VariablePolicy engine to EmulatorPkg platform
>    ArmVirtPkg: Add VariablePolicy engine to ArmVirtPkg platform
>    UefiPayloadPkg: Add VariablePolicy engine to UefiPayloadPkg platform
>    MdeModulePkg: Connect VariablePolicy business logic to
>      VariableServices
>    MdeModulePkg: Allow VariablePolicy state to delete protected variables
>    SecurityPkg: Allow VariablePolicy state to delete authenticated
>      variables
>    MdeModulePkg: Change TCG MOR variables to use VariablePolicy
>    MdeModulePkg: Drop VarLock from RuntimeDxe variable driver
> 
>   MdeModulePkg/Library/VarCheckPolicyLib/VarCheckPolicyLib.c                 | 346 ++++++++
>   MdeModulePkg/Library/VariablePolicyHelperLib/VariablePolicyHelperLib.c     | 396 ++++++++++
>   MdeModulePkg/Library/VariablePolicyLib/VariablePolicyExtraInitNull.c       |  46 ++
>   MdeModulePkg/Library/VariablePolicyLib/VariablePolicyExtraInitRuntimeDxe.c |  85 ++
>   MdeModulePkg/Library/VariablePolicyLib/VariablePolicyLib.c                 | 830 ++++++++++++++++++++
>   MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/TcgMorLockDxe.c                 |  52 +-
>   MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/TcgMorLockSmm.c                 |  60 +-
>   MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/VarCheck.c                      |  49 +-
>   MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/VariableDxe.c                   |  60 ++
>   MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/VariableLockRequestToLock.c     |  71 ++
>   MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/VariablePolicySmmDxe.c          | 573 ++++++++++++++
>   MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/VariableSmm.c                   |   7 +
>   MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/VariableSmmRuntimeDxe.c         |  14 +
>   SecurityPkg/Library/AuthVariableLib/AuthService.c                          |  30 +-
>   ArmVirtPkg/ArmVirt.dsc.inc                                                 |   4 +
>   EmulatorPkg/EmulatorPkg.dsc                                                |   3 +
>   MdeModulePkg/Include/Guid/VarCheckPolicyMmi.h                              |  54 ++
>   MdeModulePkg/Include/Library/VariablePolicyHelperLib.h                     | 164 ++++
>   MdeModulePkg/Include/Library/VariablePolicyLib.h                           | 207 +++++
>   MdeModulePkg/Include/Protocol/VariablePolicy.h                             | 157 ++++
>   MdeModulePkg/Library/VarCheckPolicyLib/VarCheckPolicyLib.inf               |  42 +
>   MdeModulePkg/Library/VarCheckPolicyLib/VarCheckPolicyLib.uni               |  12 +
>   MdeModulePkg/Library/VariablePolicyHelperLib/VariablePolicyHelperLib.inf   |  35 +
>   MdeModulePkg/Library/VariablePolicyHelperLib/VariablePolicyHelperLib.uni   |  12 +
>   MdeModulePkg/Library/VariablePolicyLib/ReadMe.md                           | 406 ++++++++++
>   MdeModulePkg/Library/VariablePolicyLib/VariablePolicyLib.inf               |  48 ++
>   MdeModulePkg/Library/VariablePolicyLib/VariablePolicyLib.uni               |  12 +
>   MdeModulePkg/Library/VariablePolicyLib/VariablePolicyLibRuntimeDxe.inf     |  51 ++
>   MdeModulePkg/MdeModulePkg.ci.yaml                                          |   4 +-
>   MdeModulePkg/MdeModulePkg.dec                                              |  26 +-
>   MdeModulePkg/MdeModulePkg.dsc                                              |   9 +
>   MdeModulePkg/MdeModulePkg.uni                                              |   7 +
>   MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/VariableRuntimeDxe.inf          |   5 +
>   MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/VariableSmm.inf                 |   4 +
>   MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/VariableSmmRuntimeDxe.inf       |  11 +
>   MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/VariableStandaloneMm.inf        |   4 +
>   OvmfPkg/OvmfPkgIa32.dsc                                                    |   5 +
>   OvmfPkg/OvmfPkgIa32X64.dsc                                                 |   5 +
>   OvmfPkg/OvmfPkgX64.dsc                                                     |   5 +
>   OvmfPkg/OvmfXen.dsc                                                        |   4 +
>   SecurityPkg/Library/AuthVariableLib/AuthVariableLib.inf                    |   2 +
>   UefiPayloadPkg/UefiPayloadPkgIa32.dsc                                      |   4 +
>   UefiPayloadPkg/UefiPayloadPkgIa32X64.dsc                                   |   4 +
>   43 files changed, 3845 insertions(+), 80 deletions(-)
>   create mode 100644 MdeModulePkg/Library/VarCheckPolicyLib/VarCheckPolicyLib.c
>   create mode 100644 MdeModulePkg/Library/VariablePolicyHelperLib/VariablePolicyHelperLib.c
>   create mode 100644 MdeModulePkg/Library/VariablePolicyLib/VariablePolicyExtraInitNull.c
>   create mode 100644 MdeModulePkg/Library/VariablePolicyLib/VariablePolicyExtraInitRuntimeDxe.c
>   create mode 100644 MdeModulePkg/Library/VariablePolicyLib/VariablePolicyLib.c
>   create mode 100644 MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/VariableLockRequestToLock.c
>   create mode 100644 MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/VariablePolicySmmDxe.c
>   create mode 100644 MdeModulePkg/Include/Guid/VarCheckPolicyMmi.h
>   create mode 100644 MdeModulePkg/Include/Library/VariablePolicyHelperLib.h
>   create mode 100644 MdeModulePkg/Include/Library/VariablePolicyLib.h
>   create mode 100644 MdeModulePkg/Include/Protocol/VariablePolicy.h
>   create mode 100644 MdeModulePkg/Library/VarCheckPolicyLib/VarCheckPolicyLib.inf
>   create mode 100644 MdeModulePkg/Library/VarCheckPolicyLib/VarCheckPolicyLib.uni
>   create mode 100644 MdeModulePkg/Library/VariablePolicyHelperLib/VariablePolicyHelperLib.inf
>   create mode 100644 MdeModulePkg/Library/VariablePolicyHelperLib/VariablePolicyHelperLib.uni
>   create mode 100644 MdeModulePkg/Library/VariablePolicyLib/ReadMe.md
>   create mode 100644 MdeModulePkg/Library/VariablePolicyLib/VariablePolicyLib.inf
>   create mode 100644 MdeModulePkg/Library/VariablePolicyLib/VariablePolicyLib.uni
>   create mode 100644 MdeModulePkg/Library/VariablePolicyLib/VariablePolicyLibRuntimeDxe.inf
> 



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