linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86, efi: add efi_whitelist_table to use all efi variable storage

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Message-ID: <529D62C0.2080400@jp.fujitsu.com>
Date:	Tue, 3 Dec 2013 13:49:04 +0900
From:	Yasuaki Ishimatsu <isimatu.yasuaki@...fujitsu.com>
To:	Matthew Garrett <matthew.garrett@...ula.com>
CC:	"linux-efi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-efi@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"matt.fleming@...el.com" <matt.fleming@...el.com>,
	"jlee@...e.com" <jlee@...e.com>,
	"matt@...sole-pimps.org" <matt@...sole-pimps.org>,
	"richard@....at" <richard@....at>,
	"cxie@...hat.com" <cxie@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86, efi: add efi_whitelist_table to use all efi variable
 storage

(2013/12/03 12:45), Matthew Garrett wrote:
> The threshold of 5K is based on information we received from vendors. We won't be reducing it. Can you confirm that attempting to create a variable larger than the remaining space in boot services will trigger garbage collection?
>

What boot service is the "boot services" in these sentences?

Thanks,
Yasuaki Ishimatsu


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