* Re: [gentoo-user] Intel(R) Trusted Execution Technology - INTEL_TXT
@ 2010-03-24 22:48 Paul Hartman
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From: Paul Hartman @ 2010-03-24 22:48 UTC (permalink / raw
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On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 4:59 PM, Mick <michaelkintzios@gmail.com> wrote:
> Is INTEL_TXT needed on a kernel for a laptop?
>
> The kernel (2.6.32-r7) advises:
>
> "If you are unsure as to whether this is required, answer N."
>
> Although I understand the general principle of this, I don't know what impact
> it may have on day to day terms.
I never heard of it before, but there's an extensive description in
the kernel docs:
/usr/src/linux/Documentation/intel_txt.txt
It sounds like it's a way of the BIOS authenticating your kernel
hasn't been altered before allowing the system to boot. Maybe I'm
misunderstanding.
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