To clarify:

The current solution to the MorLock EndOfDxe issue is to expressly call LockVariablePolicy() in the same locations that mEndOfDxe is set (which was the mechanism that previously locked the VariableLock interface). This solution maintains parity with the old design, which is keeping with the ethos of minimal changes and similar functionality to VariableLock. It does not introduce any new dependencies.

The only drawback to this approach is that it preserves the strict ordering that was also previously required by MorLock, which I will attempt to address in later updates.

On Sun, Nov 8, 2020 at 10:45 PM Bret Barkelew <bret@corthon.com> wrote:

The 14 patches in this series add the VariablePolicy feature to the core,
deprecate Edk2VarLock (while adding a compatibility layer to reduce code
churn), and integrate the VariablePolicy libraries and protocols into
Variable Services.

Since the integration requires multiple changes, including adding libraries,
a protocol, an SMI communication handler, and VariableServices integration,
the patches are broken up by individual library additions and then a final
integration. Security-sensitive changes like bypassing Authenticated
Variable enforcement are also broken out into individual patches so that
attention can be called directly to them.

Platform porting instructions are described in this wiki entry:
https://github.com/tianocore/tianocore.github.io/wiki/VariablePolicy-Protocol---Enhanced-Method-for-Managing-Variables#platform-porting

Discussion of the feature can be found in multiple places throughout
the last year on the RFC channel, staging branches, and in devel.

Most recently, this subject was discussed in this thread:
https://edk2.groups.io/g/devel/message/53712
(the code branches shared in that discussion are now out of date, but the
whitepapers and discussion are relevant).

Cc: Jiewen Yao <jiewen.yao@intel.com>
Cc: Dandan Bi <dandan.bi@intel.com>
Cc: Chao Zhang <chao.b.zhang@intel.com>
Cc: Jian J Wang <jian.j.wang@intel.com>
Cc: Hao A Wu <hao.a.wu@intel.com>
Cc: Liming Gao <liming.gao@intel.com>
Cc: Jordan Justen <jordan.l.justen@intel.com>
Cc: Laszlo Ersek <lersek@redhat.com>
Cc: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@arm.com>
Cc: Andrew Fish <afish@apple.com>
Cc: Ray Ni <ray.ni@intel.com>
Cc: Bret Barkelew <brbarkel@microsoft.com>
Signed-off-by: Bret Barkelew <brbarkel@microsoft.com>

v9 changes:
* Rebase
* Address the event ordering issues around MorLock at EndOfDxe
* Drop problematic tests
* Address ECC issues

v8 changes:
* Rebase
* Small tweaks from final PRs
* Drank a lot
* Enrolled several members and a steward in CatFacts

v7 changes:
* Address comments from Dandan about security of the MM handler
* Add readme
* Fix bug around hex characters in BOOT####, etc
* Add additional testing for hex characters
* Add additional testing for authenticated variables

v6 changes:
* Fix an issue with uninitialized Status in InitVariablePolicyLib() and DeinitVariablePolicyLib()
* Fix GCC building in shell-based functional test
* Rebase on latest origin/master

v5 changes:
* Fix the CONST mismatch in VariablePolicy.h and VariablePolicySmmDxe.c
* Fix EFIAPI mismatches in the functional unittest
* Rebase on latest origin/master

v4 changes:
* Remove Optional PcdAllowVariablePolicyEnforcementDisable PCD from platforms
* Rebase on master
* Migrate to new MmCommunicate2 protocol
* Fix an oversight in the default return value for InitMmCommonCommBuffer
* Fix in VariablePolicyLib to allow ExtraInitRuntimeDxe to consume variables

V3 changes:
* Address all non-unittest issues with ECC
* Make additional style changes
* Include section name in hunk headers in "ini-style" files
* Remove requirement for the EdkiiPiSmmCommunicationsRegionTable driver
(now allocates its own buffer)
* Change names from VARIABLE_POLICY_PROTOCOL and gVariablePolicyProtocolGuid
to EDKII_VARIABLE_POLICY_PROTOCOL and gEdkiiVariablePolicyProtocolGuid
* Fix GCC warning about initializing externs
* Add UNI strings for new PCD
* Add patches for ArmVirtPkg, OvmfXen, and UefiPayloadPkg
* Reorder patches according to Liming's feedback about adding to platforms
before changing variable driver

V2 changes:
* Fixed implementation for RuntimeDxe
* Add PCD to block DisableVariablePolicy
* Fix the DumpVariablePolicy pagination in SMM

Bret Barkelew (13):
MdeModulePkg: Define the VariablePolicy protocol interface
MdeModulePkg: Define the VariablePolicyLib
MdeModulePkg: Define the VariablePolicyHelperLib
MdeModulePkg: Define the VarCheckPolicyLib and SMM interface
OvmfPkg: Add VariablePolicy engine to OvmfPkg platform
EmulatorPkg: Add VariablePolicy engine to EmulatorPkg platform
ArmVirtPkg: Add VariablePolicy engine to ArmVirtPkg platform
UefiPayloadPkg: Add VariablePolicy engine to UefiPayloadPkg platform
MdeModulePkg: Connect VariablePolicy business logic to
VariableServices
MdeModulePkg: Allow VariablePolicy state to delete protected variables
SecurityPkg: Allow VariablePolicy state to delete authenticated
variables
MdeModulePkg: Change TCG MOR variables to use VariablePolicy
MdeModulePkg: Drop VarLock from RuntimeDxe variable driver

MdeModulePkg/Library/VarCheckPolicyLib/VarCheckPolicyLib.c | 346 ++++++++
MdeModulePkg/Library/VariablePolicyHelperLib/VariablePolicyHelperLib.c | 396 ++++++++++
MdeModulePkg/Library/VariablePolicyLib/VariablePolicyExtraInitNull.c | 46 ++
MdeModulePkg/Library/VariablePolicyLib/VariablePolicyExtraInitRuntimeDxe.c | 85 ++
MdeModulePkg/Library/VariablePolicyLib/VariablePolicyLib.c | 830 ++++++++++++++++++++
MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/TcgMorLockDxe.c | 52 +-
MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/TcgMorLockSmm.c | 60 +-
MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/VarCheck.c | 49 +-
MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/VariableDxe.c | 60 ++
MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/VariableLockRequestToLock.c | 71 ++
MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/VariablePolicySmmDxe.c | 573 ++++++++++++++
MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/VariableSmm.c | 7 +
MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/VariableSmmRuntimeDxe.c | 14 +
SecurityPkg/Library/AuthVariableLib/AuthService.c | 30 +-
ArmVirtPkg/ArmVirt.dsc.inc | 4 +
EmulatorPkg/EmulatorPkg.dsc | 3 +
MdeModulePkg/Include/Guid/VarCheckPolicyMmi.h | 54 ++
MdeModulePkg/Include/Library/VariablePolicyHelperLib.h | 164 ++++
MdeModulePkg/Include/Library/VariablePolicyLib.h | 207 +++++
MdeModulePkg/Include/Protocol/VariablePolicy.h | 157 ++++
MdeModulePkg/Library/VarCheckPolicyLib/VarCheckPolicyLib.inf | 42 +
MdeModulePkg/Library/VarCheckPolicyLib/VarCheckPolicyLib.uni | 12 +
MdeModulePkg/Library/VariablePolicyHelperLib/VariablePolicyHelperLib.inf | 35 +
MdeModulePkg/Library/VariablePolicyHelperLib/VariablePolicyHelperLib.uni | 12 +
MdeModulePkg/Library/VariablePolicyLib/ReadMe.md | 406 ++++++++++
MdeModulePkg/Library/VariablePolicyLib/VariablePolicyLib.inf | 48 ++
MdeModulePkg/Library/VariablePolicyLib/VariablePolicyLib.uni | 12 +
MdeModulePkg/Library/VariablePolicyLib/VariablePolicyLibRuntimeDxe.inf | 51 ++
MdeModulePkg/MdeModulePkg.ci.yaml | 4 +-
MdeModulePkg/MdeModulePkg.dec | 26 +-
MdeModulePkg/MdeModulePkg.dsc | 9 +
MdeModulePkg/MdeModulePkg.uni | 7 +
MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/VariableRuntimeDxe.inf | 5 +
MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/VariableSmm.inf | 4 +
MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/VariableSmmRuntimeDxe.inf | 11 +
MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/VariableStandaloneMm.inf | 4 +
OvmfPkg/OvmfPkgIa32.dsc | 5 +
OvmfPkg/OvmfPkgIa32X64.dsc | 5 +
OvmfPkg/OvmfPkgX64.dsc | 5 +
OvmfPkg/OvmfXen.dsc | 4 +
SecurityPkg/Library/AuthVariableLib/AuthVariableLib.inf | 2 +
UefiPayloadPkg/UefiPayloadPkgIa32.dsc | 4 +
UefiPayloadPkg/UefiPayloadPkgIa32X64.dsc | 4 +
43 files changed, 3845 insertions(+), 80 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 MdeModulePkg/Library/VarCheckPolicyLib/VarCheckPolicyLib.c
create mode 100644 MdeModulePkg/Library/VariablePolicyHelperLib/VariablePolicyHelperLib.c
create mode 100644 MdeModulePkg/Library/VariablePolicyLib/VariablePolicyExtraInitNull.c
create mode 100644 MdeModulePkg/Library/VariablePolicyLib/VariablePolicyExtraInitRuntimeDxe.c
create mode 100644 MdeModulePkg/Library/VariablePolicyLib/VariablePolicyLib.c
create mode 100644 MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/VariableLockRequestToLock.c
create mode 100644 MdeModulePkg/Universal/Variable/RuntimeDxe/VariablePolicySmmDxe.c
create mode 100644 MdeModulePkg/Include/Guid/VarCheckPolicyMmi.h
create mode 100644 MdeModulePkg/Include/Library/VariablePolicyHelperLib.h
create mode 100644 MdeModulePkg/Include/Library/VariablePolicyLib.h
create mode 100644 MdeModulePkg/Include/Protocol/VariablePolicy.h
create mode 100644 MdeModulePkg/Library/VarCheckPolicyLib/VarCheckPolicyLib.inf
create mode 100644 MdeModulePkg/Library/VarCheckPolicyLib/VarCheckPolicyLib.uni
create mode 100644 MdeModulePkg/Library/VariablePolicyHelperLib/VariablePolicyHelperLib.inf
create mode 100644 MdeModulePkg/Library/VariablePolicyHelperLib/VariablePolicyHelperLib.uni
create mode 100644 MdeModulePkg/Library/VariablePolicyLib/ReadMe.md
create mode 100644 MdeModulePkg/Library/VariablePolicyLib/VariablePolicyLib.inf
create mode 100644 MdeModulePkg/Library/VariablePolicyLib/VariablePolicyLib.uni
create mode 100644 MdeModulePkg/Library/VariablePolicyLib/VariablePolicyLibRuntimeDxe.inf

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