Attribute some of my recommendations to CLIP OS

They have a bigger authority :)

Refers to the issue #19 by @HacKurx

kconfig-hardened-check.py

@@ -240,7 +240,11 @@ def construct_checklist(arch):
         checklist.append(OptCheck('SYN_COOKIES',                  'y', 'kspp', 'self_protection')) # another reason?
         checklist.append(OptCheck('DEFAULT_MMAP_MIN_ADDR',        '32768', 'kspp', 'self_protection'))
 
+    checklist.append(OptCheck('LOCK_DOWN_KERNEL',                 'y', 'clipos', 'self_protection')) # remember about LOCK_DOWN_MANDATORY
+    checklist.append(OptCheck('SECURITY_DMESG_RESTRICT',          'y', 'clipos', 'self_protection'))
     checklist.append(OptCheck('DEBUG_VIRTUAL',                    'y', 'clipos', 'self_protection'))
+    checklist.append(OptCheck('STATIC_USERMODEHELPER',            'y', 'clipos', 'self_protection')) # needs userspace support (systemd)
+    checklist.append(OptCheck('SLAB_MERGE_DEFAULT',                    'is not set', 'clipos', 'self_protection')) # slab_nomerge
     checklist.append(AND(OptCheck('GCC_PLUGIN_RANDSTRUCT_PERFORMANCE', 'is not set', 'clipos', 'self_protection'), \
                          randstruct_is_set))
     if debug_mode or arch == 'X86_64' or arch == 'X86_32':
@@ -268,13 +272,9 @@ def construct_checklist(arch):
                              stackleak_is_set))
         checklist.append(AND(OptCheck('STACKLEAK_RUNTIME_DISABLE','is not set', 'my', 'self_protection'), \
                              stackleak_is_set))
-    checklist.append(OptCheck('LOCK_DOWN_KERNEL',                 'y', 'my', 'self_protection')) # remember about LOCK_DOWN_MANDATORY
     checklist.append(OptCheck('SLUB_DEBUG_ON',                    'y', 'my', 'self_protection'))
-    checklist.append(OptCheck('SECURITY_DMESG_RESTRICT',          'y', 'my', 'self_protection'))
-    checklist.append(OptCheck('STATIC_USERMODEHELPER',            'y', 'my', 'self_protection')) # needs userspace support (systemd)
     checklist.append(OptCheck('SECURITY_LOADPIN',                 'y', 'my', 'self_protection')) # needs userspace support
     checklist.append(OptCheck('RESET_ATTACK_MITIGATION',          'y', 'my', 'self_protection')) # needs userspace support (systemd)
-    checklist.append(OptCheck('SLAB_MERGE_DEFAULT',               'is not set', 'my', 'self_protection')) # slab_nomerge
     checklist.append(AND(OptCheck('PAGE_POISONING_NO_SANITY',     'is not set', 'my', 'self_protection'), \
                          page_poisoning_is_set))
     checklist.append(AND(OptCheck('PAGE_POISONING_ZERO',          'is not set', 'my', 'self_protection'), \
@@ -351,9 +351,9 @@ def construct_checklist(arch):
     checklist.append(OptCheck('KALLSYMS',                 'is not set', 'clipos', 'cut_attack_surface'))
     checklist.append(OptCheck('X86_VSYSCALL_EMULATION',   'is not set', 'clipos', 'cut_attack_surface'))
     checklist.append(OptCheck('MAGIC_SYSRQ',              'is not set', 'clipos', 'cut_attack_surface'))
+    checklist.append(OptCheck('KEXEC_FILE',               'is not set', 'clipos', 'cut_attack_surface')) # refers to LOCK_DOWN_KERNEL (permissive)
 
     checklist.append(OptCheck('MMIOTRACE',            'is not set', 'my', 'cut_attack_surface')) # refers to LOCK_DOWN_KERNEL (permissive)
-    checklist.append(OptCheck('KEXEC_FILE',           'is not set', 'my', 'cut_attack_surface')) # refers to LOCK_DOWN_KERNEL (permissive)
     checklist.append(OptCheck('LIVEPATCH',            'is not set', 'my', 'cut_attack_surface'))
     checklist.append(OptCheck('USER_NS',              'is not set', 'my', 'cut_attack_surface')) # user.max_user_namespaces=0
     checklist.append(OptCheck('IP_DCCP',              'is not set', 'my', 'cut_attack_surface'))