Hey, Op 07-06-12 20:37, tip-bot for Jordan Justen schreef: > Commit-ID: 743628e868c5992354fc80b4d1e9a6143da1c0e6 > Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/tip/743628e868c5992354fc80b4d1e9a6143da1c0e6 > Author: Jordan Justen <jordan.l.justen@xxxxxxxxx> > AuthorDate: Thu, 7 Jun 2012 09:05:21 -0700 > Committer: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@xxxxxxxxx> > CommitDate: Thu, 7 Jun 2012 09:52:33 -0700 > > x86, efi stub: Add .reloc section back into image > > Some UEFI firmware will not load a .efi with a .reloc section > with a size of 0. > > Therefore, we create a .efi image with 4 main areas and 3 sections. > 1. PE/COFF file header > 2. .setup section (covers all setup code following the first sector) > 3. .reloc section (contains 1 dummy reloc entry, created in build.c) > 4. .text section (covers the remaining kernel image) > Scary how some patches arrive a few minutes before you need them. I can verify applying this patch fixes efi stub booting for my system. I wasn't even aware it was broken, but it definitely didn't want to boot without. :-) ~Maarten -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-tip-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
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