Hi, On Fri, 2 May 2025 at 03:28, Ilias Apalodimas <ilias.apalodi...@linaro.org> wrote: > > Hi Heinrich > > On Wed Apr 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM EEST, Heinrich Schuchardt wrote: > > On 23.04.25 14:28, Simon Glass wrote: > >> Hi Heinrich, > >> > >> On Mon, 21 Apr 2025 at 10:26, Heinrich Schuchardt > >> <heinrich.schucha...@canonical.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> Distros expect the EFI boot manager to run. It falls back to launching > >>> EFI\BOOT\BOOT<ARCH>.EFI from the ESP. > >>> > >>> BOOTMETH_EFILOADER is obsolete. > >>> > >>> Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <heinrich.schucha...@canonical.com> > >>> --- > >>> boot/Kconfig | 5 ++++- > >>> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > >>> > >>> diff --git a/boot/Kconfig b/boot/Kconfig > >>> index fb37d912bc9..71ddb37f6bb 100644 > >>> --- a/boot/Kconfig > >>> +++ b/boot/Kconfig > >>> @@ -597,6 +597,9 @@ config BOOTMETH_EFILOADER > >>> imply CMD_TFTPBOOT if CMD_NET > >>> default y > >>> help > >>> + This bootmeth is obsolete. BOOTMETH_EFI_BOOTMGR takes care of > >>> + launching EFI\BOOT\BOOT<ARCH>.EFI if not boot option matches. > >>> + > >> > >> I don't agree with marking this as obsolete and your commit message > >> doesn't explain why it should be. > > > > This method was written in a way that per se violates the UEFI > > specification as it does not set up required UEFI variables. > > > > You must never run this before the boot manager as booting > > EFI/BOOT/BOOT<ARCH>.EFI if there is a boot option violates the UEFI > > specification- > > > > The boot manager covers the functionality of this bootmeth. > > > > We should delete this method. > > +1. Do you plan to propose a patch to remove it and only leave the > bootmanager? > Or you prefer marking it as obsolete for a while?
No, neither. The work-around that Heinrich and I discussed was to insert bootmgr later in the bootdev sequence, not to disable this bootmeth. Regards, Simon
