Re: [PATCH v2 7/8] efi: implement LoadFile2 initrd loading protocol for Linux

2020-10-26 Thread Ard Biesheuvel
On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 at 22:38, Atish Patra wrote: > > On Sun, Oct 25, 2020 at 6:50 AM Ard Biesheuvel wrote: > > > > Recent Linux kernels will invoke the LoadFile2 protocol installed on a > > well-known vendor media devicepath to load the initrd if it is exposed > > by the firmware. Using this meth

Re: [PATCH v2 7/8] efi: implement LoadFile2 initrd loading protocol for Linux

2020-10-26 Thread Atish Patra
On Sun, Oct 25, 2020 at 6:50 AM Ard Biesheuvel wrote: > > Recent Linux kernels will invoke the LoadFile2 protocol installed on a > well-known vendor media devicepath to load the initrd if it is exposed > by the firmware. Using this method is preferred for two reasons: > - the Linux kernel is in ch

[PATCH v2 7/8] efi: implement LoadFile2 initrd loading protocol for Linux

2020-10-25 Thread Ard Biesheuvel
Recent Linux kernels will invoke the LoadFile2 protocol installed on a well-known vendor media devicepath to load the initrd if it is exposed by the firmware. Using this method is preferred for two reasons: - the Linux kernel is in charge of allocating the memory, and so it can implement any plac