Re: [PATCH 5.3 regression fix] efi-stub: Fix get_efi_config_table on mixed-mode setups

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On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 2:59 PM Hans de Goede <hdegoede@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Fix get_efi_config_table using the wrong structs when booting a
> 64 bit kernel on 32 bit firmware.
>
> Cc: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Fixes: 82d736ac56d7 ("Abstract out support for locating an EFI config table")
> Signed-off-by: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@xxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-By: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@xxxxxxxxxx>

Good catch. I think fixing this is preferable to reverting - the
duplicate events are visible to userland, so there's a risk that apps
will end up depending on them if there's a release that behaves that
way. Presumably mixed mode isn't a thing on ARM?



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