Re: [tip:efi/core] x86/efi: Unmap EFI boot services code/data regions from efi_pgd

From: Borislav Petkov
Date: Fri Dec 21 2018 - 14:29:38 EST


On Fri, Dec 21, 2018 at 06:26:23PM +0100, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Dec 2018 at 18:13, Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, Dec 21, 2018 at 06:02:29PM +0100, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> > > As far as I can tell, the SGI x86 UV platforms still rely on this, so
> > > we're stuck with it for the foreseeable future.
> >
> > What happened with the old apple laptops which couldn't handle high
> > virtual mappings and needed 1:1? We don't care anymore?
> >
>
> If that is the case (I wouldn't know) then yes, there is a second
> reason why we need to keep this code.

Fleming knows details and he's on CC, lemme "pull" him up into To: :-)

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Boris.

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