Package: efibootmgr Version: 0.5.4-7 X-Debbugs-CC: debian-boot@lists.debian.org Tags: patch Severity: important
In reference to Ubuntu bug #1272664 (https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1272664), efibootmgr adds 6 bytes of padding to the boot entry. This breaks at lest Hyper-V, possible other systems as well. Comparing the Debian sources with https://github.com/vathpela/efibootmgr/blob/master/src/include/efi.h, shows that the padding is apparently only needed on IA64 architecture. The attached patch applies this limitation to the Debian source tree. I ask the maintainer to apply the attached patch and release a new version. Thanks.
diff --git a/src/include/efi.h b/src/include/efi.h
index be667ae..c2ac853 100644
--- a/src/include/efi.h
+++ b/src/include/efi.h
@@ -294,7 +294,9 @@ typedef struct {
uint8_t signature[16];
uint8_t mbr_type;
uint8_t signature_type;
+#ifdef __ia64
uint8_t padding[6]; /* Emperically needed */
+#endif
} __attribute__((packed)) HARDDRIVE_DEVICE_PATH;
typedef struct {
signature.asc
Description: OpenPGP digital signature
