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From:   Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date:   Tue, 3 Apr 2018 16:10:55 -0700
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Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] Kernel lockdown for secure boot
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On Tue, Apr 3, 2018 at 4:08 PM, Linus Torvalds
<torvalds@linux-foundation.org> wrote:
>
> This discussion is over until you give an actual honest-to-goodness
> reason for why you tied the two features together. No more "Why not?"
> crap.

Side note: I suspect the reason is something along the lines of "there
are political reasons".

But dammit, if that's the case, those should be documented and
explained, not answered with "why not" when people ask why something
is the case.

                   Linus