Re: [PATCH v1 3/6] driver: Google EFI SMI

From: Matthew Garrett
Date: Mon Feb 21 2011 - 08:59:18 EST


On Sat, Feb 19, 2011 at 10:44:40PM -0600, Matt Domsch wrote:

> I wrote that long before anyone believed there could be a 32-bit EFI
> or 32-bit kernel running on a 64-bit EFI. Remember, this originated
> on Itanium. I knew it was ugly, but the EFI spec itself defined the
> DataSize and Status as they did.

How can a 32-bit kernel run on 64-bit EFI? I've seen vendors who keep
their EFI code above 4GB.

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