[PATCH 0/2] Support plain encryption mode.

[Maxim Fomin]

This patch adds support for plain encryption mode (plain dm-crypt) via new
module/command named 'plainmount'. This is an extension of previous patch
(member of crypto enhancement patch series) sent to grub-devel by John Lane.
The plain mode patch was fully reworked, the most important changes are:

1. The code is rewritten as a separate 'plainmount' module and command. This
change addresses several issues raised in previous patch discussion: complex
implementation and expanding too much cryptomount parameter list. Plainmount
module still depends on several functions in cryptodisk module just like LUKS,
LUKS2 and geli modules. I tried to minimize link to cryptodisk, but some link
is unavoidable.

2. Plainmount now uses GPT partition unique UUID to point to exact partition.
Plain mode does not have special header (as LUKS/LUKS2 does), so it does not
have any UUID. Absence of UUID was key issue in discussions of original plain
mode patch - without UUID any link like 'hdX,gptY' in grub.cfg can be broken
in multiboot setup because hdX can map to different disks each boot.

3. The patch brings support for keyfiles and using disk blocks as a keyfile.
This functionality was added in cryptodisk module (and thus was available for
plain mode) via other patch from 'crypto enhancement' patch series. Thus all
features from original patch series are available in plainmount module (except
detached header which is LUKS only feature and multiple password attempts which
are undefined in plain mode). The patch also brings support for large blocks
(1024/2048/4096 byte).

Some issues are still not resolved. Although the problem with UUID is solved,
no changes were made in grub-install or grub-mkconfig. Currently user must
manually edit grub.cfg to add plainmount command. Also, inserting plainmount
in standalone grub does not work because plainmount needs crypto arguments.
Theoretically they can be stored somewhere in efi core image - in this case
plain mode can be fully supported like LUKS. Currently user must manually edit
grub.cfg to use plainmount (or manually type in console). Still, this helps in
some use cases (including some complex setup scenarios). Also, except opening
plain mode encrypted disks plainmount command can decrypt LUKS volumes if
master key is known.

Maxim Fomin (2):
  plainmount: Support decryption of devices encrypted in plain mode.
  plainmount: Document new command syntax and options.

 docs/grub.texi              |  52 +++
 grub-core/Makefile.core.def |   5 +
 grub-core/disk/plainmount.c | 678 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 735 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 grub-core/disk/plainmount.c

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