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SubjectRe: [PATCH v3 17/17] efi: x86: Make the deprecated EFI handover protocol optional
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On 11/22/22 08:10, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
> index 8c6da5e42d5a6c25..121f1fdca3145fd2 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
> +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
> @@ -1981,6 +1981,23 @@ config EFI_STUB
>
> See Documentation/admin-guide/efi-stub.rst for more information.
>
> +config EFI_HANDOVER_PROTOCOL
> + bool "EFI handover protocol (DEPRECATED)"
> + depends on EFI_STUB
> + default y
> + help
> + Select this in order to include support for the deprecated EFI
> + handover protocol, which defines alternative entry points into the
> + EFI stub. This is a practice that has no basis in the UEFI
> + specification, and requires a priori knowledge on the part of the
> + bootloader about Linux/x86 specific ways of passing the command line
> + and initrd, and where in memory those assets may be loaded.
> +
> + If in doubt, say Y. Even though he corresponding support is not

the

> + present in upstream GRUB or other bootloaders, most distros build
> + GRUB with numerous downstream patches applied, and may rely on the
> + handover protocol as as result.

--
~Randy

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