arch/powerpc/include/asm/secure_boot.h | 6 +++ arch/powerpc/kernel/secure_boot.c | 1 - arch/s390/include/asm/secure_boot.h | 9 +++++ include/asm-generic/Kbuild | 1 + include/asm-generic/secure_boot.h | 37 +++++++++++++++++++ include/linux/secure_boot.h | 8 +--- security/integrity/Makefile | 2 +- .../integrity/platform_certs/load_powerpc.c | 2 +- security/integrity/secure_boot.c | 16 -------- 9 files changed, 56 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-) create mode 100644 arch/s390/include/asm/secure_boot.h create mode 100644 include/asm-generic/secure_boot.h delete mode 100644 security/integrity/secure_boot.c
From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
The security/integrity/secure_boot.c file containing only a __weak function
leads to a build failure with clang:
Cannot find symbol for section 2: .text.
security/integrity/secure_boot.o: failed
Moving the function into another file that has at least one non-__weak
symbol would solve this, but this is always fragile.
Avoid __weak definitions entirely and instead move the stub helper into
an asm-generic header that gets used by default on architectures that
do not provide their own version. This is consistent with how a lot
of other architecture specific functionality works, and is more reliable.
Fixes: a0f87ede3bf4 ("integrity: Make arch_ima_get_secureboot integrity-wide")
Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
---
This is a larger change than I had hoped for.
If you prefer a different way to address the build failure, please
treat this as a Reported-by when you apply your own fix
---
arch/powerpc/include/asm/secure_boot.h | 6 +++
arch/powerpc/kernel/secure_boot.c | 1 -
arch/s390/include/asm/secure_boot.h | 9 +++++
include/asm-generic/Kbuild | 1 +
include/asm-generic/secure_boot.h | 37 +++++++++++++++++++
include/linux/secure_boot.h | 8 +---
security/integrity/Makefile | 2 +-
.../integrity/platform_certs/load_powerpc.c | 2 +-
security/integrity/secure_boot.c | 16 --------
9 files changed, 56 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 arch/s390/include/asm/secure_boot.h
create mode 100644 include/asm-generic/secure_boot.h
delete mode 100644 security/integrity/secure_boot.c
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/secure_boot.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/secure_boot.h
index a2ff556916c6..db72dcdf5bb3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/secure_boot.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/secure_boot.h
@@ -10,11 +10,17 @@
#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_SECURE_BOOT
+bool arch_get_secureboot(void);
bool is_ppc_secureboot_enabled(void);
bool is_ppc_trustedboot_enabled(void);
#else
+static inline bool arch_get_secureboot(void)
+{
+ return false;
+}
+
static inline bool is_ppc_secureboot_enabled(void)
{
return false;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/secure_boot.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/secure_boot.c
index 28436c1599e0..e3ea46124180 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/secure_boot.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/secure_boot.c
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
#include <linux/of.h>
#include <linux/secure_boot.h>
#include <linux/string_choices.h>
-#include <asm/secure_boot.h>
static struct device_node *get_ppc_fw_sb_node(void)
{
diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/secure_boot.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/secure_boot.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4086fdfb9e5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/secure_boot.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef _ASM_S390_SECURE_BOOT_H
+#define _ASM_S390_SECURE_BOOT_H
+
+#include <linux/types.h
+
+bool arch_get_secureboot(void);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/Kbuild b/include/asm-generic/Kbuild
index 0f97f7b594c3..8c0a499141fb 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/Kbuild
+++ b/include/asm-generic/Kbuild
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ mandatory-y += rqspinlock.h
mandatory-y += runtime-const.h
mandatory-y += rwonce.h
mandatory-y += sections.h
+mandatory-y += secure_boot.h
mandatory-y += serial.h
mandatory-y += shmparam.h
mandatory-y += simd.h
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/secure_boot.h b/include/asm-generic/secure_boot.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..08d8e294576c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/asm-generic/secure_boot.h
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2026 Red Hat, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Author: Coiby Xu <coxu@redhat.com>
+ */
+#ifndef _ASM_SECURE_BOOT_H
+#define _ASM_SECURE_BOOT_H
+
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_EFI
+
+/*
+ * Default implementation.
+ * Architectures that support secure boot must override this.
+ *
+ * Returns true if the platform secure boot is enabled.
+ * Returns false if disabled or not supported.
+ */
+bool arch_get_secureboot(void);
+
+#else
+
+/*
+ * Default implementation.
+ * Architectures that support secure boot must override this.
+ */
+static inline bool arch_get_secureboot(void)
+{
+ return false;
+}
+
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/linux/secure_boot.h b/include/linux/secure_boot.h
index 3ded3f03655c..9ddfbe109b1d 100644
--- a/include/linux/secure_boot.h
+++ b/include/linux/secure_boot.h
@@ -8,12 +8,6 @@
#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);
+#include <asm/secure_boot.h>
#endif /* _LINUX_SECURE_BOOT_H */
diff --git a/security/integrity/Makefile b/security/integrity/Makefile
index 548665e2b702..45dfdedbdad4 100644
--- a/security/integrity/Makefile
+++ b/security/integrity/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
obj-$(CONFIG_INTEGRITY) += integrity.o
-integrity-y := iint.o secure_boot.o
+integrity-y := iint.o
integrity-$(CONFIG_INTEGRITY_AUDIT) += integrity_audit.o
integrity-$(CONFIG_INTEGRITY_SIGNATURE) += digsig.o
integrity-$(CONFIG_INTEGRITY_ASYMMETRIC_KEYS) += digsig_asymmetric.o
diff --git a/security/integrity/platform_certs/load_powerpc.c b/security/integrity/platform_certs/load_powerpc.c
index 714c961a00f5..ab74e947a8bc 100644
--- a/security/integrity/platform_certs/load_powerpc.c
+++ b/security/integrity/platform_certs/load_powerpc.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
#include <linux/cred.h>
#include <linux/err.h>
#include <linux/slab.h>
-#include <asm/secure_boot.h>
+#include <linux/secure_boot.h>
#include <asm/secvar.h>
#include "keyring_handler.h"
#include "../integrity.h"
diff --git a/security/integrity/secure_boot.c b/security/integrity/secure_boot.c
deleted file mode 100644
index fc2693c286f8..000000000000
--- a/security/integrity/secure_boot.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-// 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;
-}
--
2.39.5
On Fri, Mar 06, 2026 at 04:03:24PM +0100, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
>
> The security/integrity/secure_boot.c file containing only a __weak function
> leads to a build failure with clang:
>
> Cannot find symbol for section 2: .text.
> security/integrity/secure_boot.o: failed
>
> Moving the function into another file that has at least one non-__weak
> symbol would solve this, but this is always fragile.
>
> Avoid __weak definitions entirely and instead move the stub helper into
> an asm-generic header that gets used by default on architectures that
> do not provide their own version. This is consistent with how a lot
> of other architecture specific functionality works, and is more reliable.
>
> Fixes: a0f87ede3bf4 ("integrity: Make arch_ima_get_secureboot integrity-wide")
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
> ---
> This is a larger change than I had hoped for.
>
> If you prefer a different way to address the build failure, please
> treat this as a Reported-by when you apply your own fix
> ---
> arch/powerpc/include/asm/secure_boot.h | 6 +++
> arch/powerpc/kernel/secure_boot.c | 1 -
> arch/s390/include/asm/secure_boot.h | 9 +++++
> include/asm-generic/Kbuild | 1 +
> include/asm-generic/secure_boot.h | 37 +++++++++++++++++++
> include/linux/secure_boot.h | 8 +---
> security/integrity/Makefile | 2 +-
> .../integrity/platform_certs/load_powerpc.c | 2 +-
> security/integrity/secure_boot.c | 16 --------
> 9 files changed, 56 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
> create mode 100644 arch/s390/include/asm/secure_boot.h
> create mode 100644 include/asm-generic/secure_boot.h
> delete mode 100644 security/integrity/secure_boot.c
Thanks, I noticed this as well. The version I came up with and have been
locally testing is the following, which is a little bit more compact.
arch/Kconfig | 3 +++
arch/powerpc/Kconfig | 1 +
arch/s390/Kconfig | 1 +
arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c | 10 +++++-----
include/linux/secure_boot.h | 4 ++++
security/integrity/Makefile | 2 +-
security/integrity/secure_boot.c | 16 ----------------
7 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
index 102ddbd4298e..a6d1c8cc1d64 100644
--- a/arch/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/Kconfig
@@ -1841,4 +1841,7 @@ config ARCH_WANTS_PRE_LINK_VMLINUX
config ARCH_HAS_CPU_ATTACK_VECTORS
bool
+config HAVE_ARCH_GET_SECUREBOOT
+ def_bool EFI
+
endmenu
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
index c28776660246..e76d6cf0c403 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
@@ -1062,6 +1062,7 @@ config PPC_SECURE_BOOT
depends on IMA_ARCH_POLICY
imply IMA_SECURE_AND_OR_TRUSTED_BOOT
select PSERIES_PLPKS if PPC_PSERIES
+ select HAVE_ARCH_GET_SECUREBOOT
help
Systems with firmware secure boot enabled need to define security
policies to extend secure boot to the OS. This config allows a user
diff --git a/arch/s390/Kconfig b/arch/s390/Kconfig
index 24695ea29d5b..76f191dd208b 100644
--- a/arch/s390/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/s390/Kconfig
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ config S390
select GENERIC_IOREMAP if PCI
select HAVE_ALIGNED_STRUCT_PAGE
select HAVE_ARCH_AUDITSYSCALL
+ select HAVE_ARCH_GET_SECUREBOOT
select HAVE_ARCH_JUMP_LABEL
select HAVE_ARCH_JUMP_LABEL_RELATIVE
select HAVE_ARCH_KASAN
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c b/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c
index 2d01a1713938..3c346b02ceb9 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c
@@ -2388,6 +2388,11 @@ void __no_stack_protector s390_reset_system(void)
diag_amode31_ops.diag308_reset();
}
+bool arch_get_secureboot(void)
+{
+ return ipl_secure_flag;
+}
+
#ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC_FILE
int ipl_report_add_component(struct ipl_report *report, struct kexec_buf *kbuf,
@@ -2505,11 +2510,6 @@ 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/include/linux/secure_boot.h b/include/linux/secure_boot.h
index 3ded3f03655c..d17e92351567 100644
--- a/include/linux/secure_boot.h
+++ b/include/linux/secure_boot.h
@@ -10,10 +10,14 @@
#include <linux/types.h>
+#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_GET_SECUREBOOT
/*
* Returns true if the platform secure boot is enabled.
* Returns false if disabled or not supported.
*/
bool arch_get_secureboot(void);
+#else
+static inline bool arch_get_secureboot(void) { return false; }
+#endif
#endif /* _LINUX_SECURE_BOOT_H */
diff --git a/security/integrity/Makefile b/security/integrity/Makefile
index 548665e2b702..45dfdedbdad4 100644
--- a/security/integrity/Makefile
+++ b/security/integrity/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
obj-$(CONFIG_INTEGRITY) += integrity.o
-integrity-y := iint.o secure_boot.o
+integrity-y := iint.o
integrity-$(CONFIG_INTEGRITY_AUDIT) += integrity_audit.o
integrity-$(CONFIG_INTEGRITY_SIGNATURE) += digsig.o
integrity-$(CONFIG_INTEGRITY_ASYMMETRIC_KEYS) += digsig_asymmetric.o
diff --git a/security/integrity/secure_boot.c b/security/integrity/secure_boot.c
deleted file mode 100644
index fc2693c286f8..000000000000
--- a/security/integrity/secure_boot.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-// 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;
-}
On Fri, 2026-03-06 at 15:56 -0700, Nathan Chancellor wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 06, 2026 at 04:03:24PM +0100, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> > From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
> >
> > The security/integrity/secure_boot.c file containing only a __weak function
> > leads to a build failure with clang:
> >
> > Cannot find symbol for section 2: .text.
> > security/integrity/secure_boot.o: failed
> >
> > Moving the function into another file that has at least one non-__weak
> > symbol would solve this, but this is always fragile.
> >
> > Avoid __weak definitions entirely and instead move the stub helper into
> > an asm-generic header that gets used by default on architectures that
> > do not provide their own version. This is consistent with how a lot
> > of other architecture specific functionality works, and is more reliable.
> >
> > Fixes: a0f87ede3bf4 ("integrity: Make arch_ima_get_secureboot integrity-wide")
> > Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
> > ---
> > This is a larger change than I had hoped for.
> >
> > If you prefer a different way to address the build failure, please
> > treat this as a Reported-by when you apply your own fix
> > ---
> > arch/powerpc/include/asm/secure_boot.h | 6 +++
> > arch/powerpc/kernel/secure_boot.c | 1 -
> > arch/s390/include/asm/secure_boot.h | 9 +++++
> > include/asm-generic/Kbuild | 1 +
> > include/asm-generic/secure_boot.h | 37 +++++++++++++++++++
> > include/linux/secure_boot.h | 8 +---
> > security/integrity/Makefile | 2 +-
> > .../integrity/platform_certs/load_powerpc.c | 2 +-
> > security/integrity/secure_boot.c | 16 --------
> > 9 files changed, 56 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
> > create mode 100644 arch/s390/include/asm/secure_boot.h
> > create mode 100644 include/asm-generic/secure_boot.h
> > delete mode 100644 security/integrity/secure_boot.c
>
> Thanks, I noticed this as well. The version I came up with and have been
> locally testing is the following, which is a little bit more compact.
Thanks Arnd, Nathan. LGTM. Nathan, could you send a patch with a proper patch
description.
Mimi
>
> arch/Kconfig | 3 +++
> arch/powerpc/Kconfig | 1 +
> arch/s390/Kconfig | 1 +
> arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c | 10 +++++-----
> include/linux/secure_boot.h | 4 ++++
> security/integrity/Makefile | 2 +-
> security/integrity/secure_boot.c | 16 ----------------
> 7 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
> index 102ddbd4298e..a6d1c8cc1d64 100644
> --- a/arch/Kconfig
> +++ b/arch/Kconfig
> @@ -1841,4 +1841,7 @@ config ARCH_WANTS_PRE_LINK_VMLINUX
> config ARCH_HAS_CPU_ATTACK_VECTORS
> bool
>
> +config HAVE_ARCH_GET_SECUREBOOT
> + def_bool EFI
> +
> endmenu
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
> index c28776660246..e76d6cf0c403 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/Kconfig
> @@ -1062,6 +1062,7 @@ config PPC_SECURE_BOOT
> depends on IMA_ARCH_POLICY
> imply IMA_SECURE_AND_OR_TRUSTED_BOOT
> select PSERIES_PLPKS if PPC_PSERIES
> + select HAVE_ARCH_GET_SECUREBOOT
> help
> Systems with firmware secure boot enabled need to define security
> policies to extend secure boot to the OS. This config allows a user
> diff --git a/arch/s390/Kconfig b/arch/s390/Kconfig
> index 24695ea29d5b..76f191dd208b 100644
> --- a/arch/s390/Kconfig
> +++ b/arch/s390/Kconfig
> @@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ config S390
> select GENERIC_IOREMAP if PCI
> select HAVE_ALIGNED_STRUCT_PAGE
> select HAVE_ARCH_AUDITSYSCALL
> + select HAVE_ARCH_GET_SECUREBOOT
> select HAVE_ARCH_JUMP_LABEL
> select HAVE_ARCH_JUMP_LABEL_RELATIVE
> select HAVE_ARCH_KASAN
> diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c b/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c
> index 2d01a1713938..3c346b02ceb9 100644
> --- a/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c
> +++ b/arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c
> @@ -2388,6 +2388,11 @@ void __no_stack_protector s390_reset_system(void)
> diag_amode31_ops.diag308_reset();
> }
>
> +bool arch_get_secureboot(void)
> +{
> + return ipl_secure_flag;
> +}
> +
> #ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC_FILE
>
> int ipl_report_add_component(struct ipl_report *report, struct kexec_buf *kbuf,
> @@ -2505,11 +2510,6 @@ 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/include/linux/secure_boot.h b/include/linux/secure_boot.h
> index 3ded3f03655c..d17e92351567 100644
> --- a/include/linux/secure_boot.h
> +++ b/include/linux/secure_boot.h
> @@ -10,10 +10,14 @@
>
> #include <linux/types.h>
>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_GET_SECUREBOOT
> /*
> * Returns true if the platform secure boot is enabled.
> * Returns false if disabled or not supported.
> */
> bool arch_get_secureboot(void);
> +#else
> +static inline bool arch_get_secureboot(void) { return false; }
> +#endif
>
> #endif /* _LINUX_SECURE_BOOT_H */
> diff --git a/security/integrity/Makefile b/security/integrity/Makefile
> index 548665e2b702..45dfdedbdad4 100644
> --- a/security/integrity/Makefile
> +++ b/security/integrity/Makefile
> @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
>
> obj-$(CONFIG_INTEGRITY) += integrity.o
>
> -integrity-y := iint.o secure_boot.o
> +integrity-y := iint.o
> integrity-$(CONFIG_INTEGRITY_AUDIT) += integrity_audit.o
> integrity-$(CONFIG_INTEGRITY_SIGNATURE) += digsig.o
> integrity-$(CONFIG_INTEGRITY_ASYMMETRIC_KEYS) += digsig_asymmetric.o
> diff --git a/security/integrity/secure_boot.c b/security/integrity/secure_boot.c
> deleted file mode 100644
> index fc2693c286f8..000000000000
> --- a/security/integrity/secure_boot.c
> +++ /dev/null
> @@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
> -// 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;
> -}
On Sun, Mar 08, 2026 at 09:01:58PM -0400, Mimi Zohar wrote: > Thanks Arnd, Nathan. LGTM. Nathan, could you send a patch with a proper patch > description. Done, thanks for the input! https://lore.kernel.org/20260309-integrity-drop-weak-arch-get-secureboot-v1-1-6460d5c4bb89@kernel.org/ Cheers, Nathan
On Fri, Mar 6, 2026, at 23:56, Nathan Chancellor wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 06, 2026 at 04:03:24PM +0100, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
>
> Thanks, I noticed this as well. The version I came up with and have been
> locally testing is the following, which is a little bit more compact.
>
> arch/Kconfig | 3 +++
> arch/powerpc/Kconfig | 1 +
> arch/s390/Kconfig | 1 +
> arch/s390/kernel/ipl.c | 10 +++++-----
> include/linux/secure_boot.h | 4 ++++
> security/integrity/Makefile | 2 +-
> security/integrity/secure_boot.c | 16 ----------------
> 7 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
>
Right, your version looks good to me as well.
Arnd
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