From: David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] Asymmetric keys and module signing
Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 09:00:27 +0100
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Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org> wrote:

> Just wondering, what's the advantage of doing panic over just
> rejecting the module?
> Panic is a DoS?

FIPS mode is strange like that.

David