On 06.11.2025 17:32, Frediano Ziglio wrote: > On Thu, 6 Nov 2025 at 10:27, Jan Beulich <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On 06.11.2025 10:58, Frediano Ziglio wrote: >>> On Thu, 6 Nov 2025 at 03:52, Demi Marie Obenour <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> Does objdump on the signed file return correct section names? >>> >>> From objdump -x >>> >>> Sections: >>> Idx Name Size VMA LMA File off >>> Algn >>> 0 .text 0016c9ae ffff82d040200000 ffff82d040200000 00000320 >>> 2**4 >>> CONTENTS, ALLOC, LOAD, READONLY, CODE >>> 1 .rodata 0006b9e8 ffff82d040400000 ffff82d040400000 0016cce0 >>> 2**2 >>> CONTENTS, ALLOC, LOAD, DATA >>> 2 .buildid 00000035 ffff82d04046c000 ffff82d04046c000 001d86e0 >>> 2**2 >>> CONTENTS, ALLOC, LOAD, READONLY, DATA >>> 3 .init.text 0004d123 ffff82d040600000 ffff82d040600000 001d8720 >>> 2**2 >>> CONTENTS, ALLOC, LOAD, READONLY, CODE >>> 4 .init.data 0006c9b0 ffff82d040800000 ffff82d040800000 00225860 >>> 2**2 >>> CONTENTS, ALLOC, LOAD, DATA >>> 5 .data.read_mostly 00028da8 ffff82d040a00000 ffff82d040a00000 >>> 00292220 2**4 >>> CONTENTS, ALLOC, LOAD, DATA >>> 6 .data 0000feec ffff82d040a29000 ffff82d040a29000 002bafe0 >>> 2**4 >>> CONTENTS, ALLOC, LOAD, DATA >>> 7 .bss 00223108 ffff82d040a39000 ffff82d040a39000 00000000 >>> 2**4 >>> ALLOC >>> 8 .reloc 000016b8 ffff82d040c5d000 ffff82d040c5d000 002caee0 >>> 2**2 >>> CONTENTS, ALLOC, LOAD, READONLY, DATA >>> 9 .sbat 000000a6 ffff82d040c5f000 ffff82d040c5f000 002cc5a0 >>> 2**2 >>> CONTENTS, READONLY >>> >>> Which looks correct. >>> >>> From hexdump -C I can see close to the end >>> >>> ... >>> 002cc580 30 ae 38 ae 60 ae 00 00 00 80 a3 00 10 00 00 00 >>> |0.8.`...........| >>> 002cc590 a0 ae c0 ae e0 ae 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 >>> |................| >>> 002cc5a0 73 62 61 74 2c 31 2c 53 42 41 54 20 56 65 72 73 |sbat,1,SBAT >>> Vers| >>> 002cc5b0 69 6f 6e 2c 73 62 61 74 2c 31 2c 68 74 74 70 73 >>> |ion,sbat,1,https| >>> 002cc5c0 3a 2f 2f 67 69 74 68 75 62 2e 63 6f 6d 2f 72 68 >>> |://github.com/rh| >>> 002cc5d0 62 6f 6f 74 2f 73 68 69 6d 2f 62 6c 6f 62 2f 6d >>> |boot/shim/blob/m| >>> 002cc5e0 61 69 6e 2f 53 42 41 54 2e 6d 64 0a 78 65 6e 2e >>> |ain/SBAT.md.xen.| >>> 002cc5f0 78 73 2c 31 2c 43 6c 6f 75 64 20 53 6f 66 74 77 |xs,1,Cloud >>> Softw| >>> 002cc600 61 72 65 20 47 72 6f 75 70 2c 78 65 6e 2c 34 2e |are >>> Group,xen,4.| >>> 002cc610 32 30 2e 31 2d 37 2e 32 32 2e 67 33 65 30 36 37 >>> |20.1-7.22.g3e067| >>> 002cc620 32 36 62 2e 78 73 39 2c 6d 61 69 6c 74 6f 3a 73 >>> |26b.xs9,mailto:s| >>> 002cc630 65 63 75 72 69 74 79 40 78 65 6e 73 65 72 76 65 >>> |ecurity@xenserve| >>> 002cc640 72 2e 63 6f 6d 0a 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 >>> |r.com...........| >>> 002cc650 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 >>> |................| >>> 002cc660 2c 00 00 00 2e 69 6e 69 74 2e 74 65 78 74 00 2e >>> |,....init.text..| >>> 002cc670 69 6e 69 74 2e 64 61 74 61 00 2e 64 61 74 61 2e >>> |init.data..data.| >>> 002cc680 72 65 61 64 5f 6d 6f 73 74 6c 79 00 00 00 00 00 >>> |read_mostly.....| >>> 002cc690 9e 05 00 00 00 02 02 00 30 82 05 92 06 09 2a 86 >>> |........0.....*.| >>> 002cc6a0 48 86 f7 0d 01 07 02 a0 82 05 83 30 82 05 7f 02 >>> |H..........0....| >>> 002cc6b0 01 01 31 0f 30 0d 06 09 60 86 48 01 65 03 04 02 >>> |..1.0...`.H.e...| >>> 002cc6c0 01 05 00 30 5c 06 0a 2b 06 01 04 01 82 37 02 01 >>> |...0\..+.....7..| >>> 002cc6d0 04 a0 4e 30 4c 30 17 06 0a 2b 06 01 04 01 82 37 >>> |..N0L0...+.....7| >>> 002cc6e0 02 01 0f 30 09 03 01 00 a0 04 a2 02 80 00 30 31 >>> |...0..........01| >>> 002cc6f0 30 0d 06 09 60 86 48 01 65 03 04 02 01 05 00 04 >>> |0...`.H.e.......| >>> 002cc700 20 e2 47 64 f8 e8 7b 62 eb 17 e0 13 0a 0d 93 02 | >>> .Gd..{b........| >>> 002cc710 7a d8 3b f0 20 a8 ee 3d 49 98 3f de c1 47 de 15 |z.;. >>> ..=I.?..G..| >>> 002cc720 43 a0 82 03 2c 30 82 03 28 30 82 02 10 a0 03 02 >>> |C...,0..(0......| >>> 002cc730 01 02 02 11 00 8f fc 11 bf 41 54 40 74 89 2c 53 >>> |.........AT@t.,S| >>> 002cc740 a5 78 c1 e8 32 30 0d 06 09 2a 86 48 86 f7 0d 01 >>> |.x..20...*.H....| >>> 002cc750 01 0b 05 00 30 1c 31 1a 30 18 06 03 55 04 03 13 >>> |....0.1.0...U...| >>> 002cc760 11 58 65 6e 53 65 72 76 65 72 20 58 65 6e 20 64 |.XenServer Xen >>> d| >>> 002cc770 65 76 30 1e 17 0d 32 35 30 33 32 30 31 36 35 35 >>> |ev0...2503201655| >>> 002cc780 30 37 5a 17 0d 33 37 30 31 31 39 30 33 31 34 30 >>> |07Z..37011903140| >>> 002cc790 37 5a 30 1c 31 1a 30 18 06 03 55 04 03 13 11 58 >>> |7Z0.1.0...U....X| >>> 002cc7a0 65 6e 53 65 72 76 65 72 20 58 65 6e 20 64 65 76 |enServer Xen >>> dev| >>> ... >>> >>> So, this confirms that the string table is there to support larger >>> section names and the signature is there and it's working. >> >> But is it going to work on all EFI implementations, or merely the one you >> tried? > > Can you be more specific ? > The file was tested using dozens of different hardware and under Qemu. > Only x64 if it's what you mean.
No, I was referring to the fact that there are distinct EFI implementations, which may differ in their loader behavior. But see also Demi's clarification on her original remark. Jan
