Update the README

[kconfig-hardened-check.git] / kconfig_hardened_check / engine.py

diff --git a/kconfig_hardened_check/engine.py b/kconfig_hardened_check/engine.py
index e88781e5cfbf19f9c5ecd274bfa7a7e2d2d8171c..e9140447c90bf697d9a18b41ef39bc32bb72ead2 100644 (file)
--- a/kconfig_hardened_check/engine.py
+++ b/kconfig_hardened_check/engine.py
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python3
 
 """
-This tool helps me to check Linux kernel options against
-my security hardening preferences for X86_64, ARM64, X86_32, and ARM.
-Let the computers do their job!
+This tool is for checking the security hardening options of the Linux kernel.
 
 Author: Alexander Popov <alex.popov@linux.com>
 
@@ -283,6 +281,14 @@ def populate_with_data(checklist, data, data_type):
         populate_opt_with_data(opt, data, data_type)
 
 
+def override_expected_value(checklist, name, new_val):
+    for opt in checklist:
+        if opt.name == name:
+            assert(opt.type in ('kconfig', 'cmdline')), \
+                   f'overriding an expected value for "{opt.type}" checks is not supported yet'
+            opt.expected = new_val
+
+
 def perform_checks(checklist):
     for opt in checklist:
         opt.check()