Re: [PATCH 3/7] efi/libstub: Simplify GOP handling code

From: Ard Biesheuvel
Date: Fri Dec 20 2024 - 09:17:54 EST


On Fri, 20 Dec 2024 at 15:07, Lukas Wunner <lukas@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Dec 20, 2024 at 12:22:18PM +0100, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> > Use the LocateHandleBuffer() API and a __free() function to simplify the
> > logic that allocates a handle buffer to iterate over all GOP protocols
> > in the EFI database.
>
> You previously rejected use of LocateHandleBuffer because you saw
> a risk of regressing older EFI versions, so that's a surprising move:
>
> https://lore.kernel.org/r/CAKv+Gu_kfnHfiBH__Wnvh39KMPj_-s39YyY=pT3roNv7iPPzrA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
>

'previously' being more than 8 years ago ...