** Description changed: [ Impact ] - * Many Ubuntu Core customers require a boot sequence that displays a + * Many Ubuntu Core customers require a boot sequence that displays a custom splash image up until ubuntu-frame loads. Unfortunately, GRUB interrupts this process, printing two "/EndEntire" messages to the display. - * Ideally, this should be able to be suppressed via configuration, at + * Ideally, this should be able to be suppressed via configuration, at least on devices running Ubuntu Core, as it likely desirable behavior on Classic systems. - * The message only happens with Ubuntu Core, because Ubuntu Core is + * The message only happens with Ubuntu Core, because Ubuntu Core is using chainloader of GRUB to load the kernel EFI image. - [ Test Plan ] - * Boot a Ubuntu Core image on an AMD64 device with UEFI support + * Boot a Ubuntu Core image on an AMD64 device with UEFI support - * During the boot process, check if the console shows "/EndEntire" and + * During the boot process, check if the console shows "/EndEntire" and "file path: /ACPI..." + * Test that the re-built GRUB doesn't cause any boot regressions either when + booting from disk or network. [ Where problems could occur ] - * Removing or suppressing the messages would not cause any reggression. + * Removing or suppressing the messages is unlikely to cause any + regression. - * By checking the code, the messages are only for debug purpose. So - removing the messages doesn't change any logic or flow in GRUB. - - * When the messages are removed, the boot process should be a little - faster than before. If there's a device/peripheral needs more time for - initialization, it could be a problem for the following boot process. - However, this situation is not controllable by GRUB. + * Rebuilding and updating the bootloader always has unforeseen regression + potential, but the appropriate testing should be performed to mitigate + this as much as possible. [ Other Info ] - * None + * None
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