Re: x86_64 32-bit EFI mixed mode boot broken

From: Ard Biesheuvel
Date: Sat Mar 23 2024 - 13:19:04 EST


On Sat, 23 Mar 2024 at 14:39, Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> On Fri, 22 Mar 2024 at 21:34, Clayton Craft <clayton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > March 22, 2024 at 11:30 AM, "Ard Biesheuvel" <ardb@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >
> > >
> > > On Fri, 22 Mar 2024 at 19:57, Clayton Craft <clayton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > I have pushed a branch below that reverts the patch you identified in
> > >
> > > 4 separate steps. Could you please check which step makes your system
> > >
> > > boot again?
> > >
> > > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ardb/linux.git/log/?h=efi-clayton
> > >
> >
> > Thanks a lot for doing this, I really appreciate the help!
> >
> > It looks like if I build from 868a7245, booting breaks again on my Bay Trail systems. If I put back 00e85ab5, they boot again.
> >
>
> OK.
>
> I have reshuffled the branch and put the patch you identified as the
> one fixing the boot first. Please double check whether this change
> still fixes the boot for you.
>
> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ardb/linux.git/log/?h=efi-clayton-2
>
> If so, we can try applying it to mainline, and merge it if it works there too.
>

I have a mainline branch with the same change applied, please try that one too.