Re: [PATCH] x86: fix oops caused by old EFI info on kexec boot

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 2025-12-04 13:40, James Le Cuirot wrote:
>>>
>>> It might be better to fix this in the generic EFI code, and simply
>>> wipe the EFI config table that the EFI stub created to pass the initrd
>>> info. That way, it works for all architectures, and there is no need
>>> for special x86 hacks.
>>
>> I.e.,
>>
>> --- a/drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c
>> +++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c
>> @@ -818,6 +818,7 @@
>>                 if (tbl) {
>>                         phys_initrd_start = tbl->base;
>>                         phys_initrd_size = tbl->size;
>> +                       tbl->base = tbl->size = 0;
>>                         early_memunmap(tbl, sizeof(*tbl));
>>                 }
>>         }
> 
> I can confirm that this fixes the problem. I had considered wiping the table,
> but I was trying to do it later, which seemed harder to do. I didn't consider
> wiping it immediately, but I now realise this data isn't needed afterwards. I
> only tested amd64, but I trust it will work for other architectures. Please go
> ahead with this.
> 

Acked-by: H. Peter Anvin (Intel) <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>