linux-kernel - Re: Cannot add new efi boot entry

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Message-ID: <51752C2C.4090707@suse.cz>
Date:	Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:25:16 +0200
From:	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
To:	Matt Fleming <matt@...sole-pimps.org>, joeyli <jlee@...e.com>
CC:	matthew.garrett@...ula.com, cbouatmailru@...il.com,
	ccross@...roid.com, keescook@...omium.org,
	Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>, linux-efi@...r.kernel.org,
	Linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Cannot add new efi boot entry

On 04/22/2013 02:20 PM, Matt Fleming wrote:
> On 22/04/13 12:31, joeyli wrote:
>> Does garbage collection only trigger by UEFI BIOS when system reboot? or
>> garbage collection also triggered at run time?
> 
> That is implementation specific. AFAIK, there are implementations for
> both schemes.

Just a point from the abstract level. Is there a way to find out? And
what do Windows do?

thanks,
-- 
js
suse labs
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