Bit of a noob question wrt IME, but I noticed a toggle in the linux kernel configuration menu to disable IME the other day when I was compiling my first custom kernel. I understand that IME is a separate processor with separate network access that operates at or below the BIOS/UEFI level of the system. Does the linux kernel option actually do anything? And if not why is it there.
It doesn’t seem like that should be able to do anything, knowing what I do know about the IME
This is serious (and exciting) news to me. I need to take a look, do you have any resources that talk about this? Indeed, the kernel should not be able to do anything about ME, but what do I know, Kernel developers are much smarter than I am.
Can’t check right now, but I think the option you saw in the kernel config is for a driver to interact with the ME. Intel Management Engine has an interface called HECI for firmware and operating systems to query status and get event messages. It probably is also used to configure other stuff
like AMT remote management.
Bit of a noob question wrt IME, but I noticed a toggle in the linux kernel configuration menu to disable IME the other day when I was compiling my first custom kernel. I understand that IME is a separate processor with separate network access that operates at or below the BIOS/UEFI level of the system. Does the linux kernel option actually do anything? And if not why is it there.
It doesn’t seem like that should be able to do anything, knowing what I do know about the IME
This is serious (and exciting) news to me. I need to take a look, do you have any resources that talk about this? Indeed, the kernel should not be able to do anything about ME, but what do I know, Kernel developers are much smarter than I am.
Can’t check right now, but I think the option you saw in the kernel config is for a driver to interact with the ME. Intel Management Engine has an interface called HECI for firmware and operating systems to query status and get event messages. It probably is also used to configure other stuff like AMT remote management.