linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/5] efi/x86 cleanups and one bugfix

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Date:   Mon, 2 Mar 2020 08:50:16 +0100
From:   Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>
To:     Arvind Sankar <nivedita@...m.mit.edu>
Cc:     linux-efi <linux-efi@...r.kernel.org>,
        "the arch/x86 maintainers" <x86@...nel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/5] efi/x86 cleanups and one bugfix

On Mon, 2 Mar 2020 at 00:04, Arvind Sankar <nivedita@...m.mit.edu> wrote:
>
> First 3 patches are misc. beautifications to the new compat PE entry
> code.
>
> Next patch stops EFI stub using code32_start field to communicate the
> address of startup_32, instead returning it directly to efi_stub_entry.
>
> Last patch is a bugfix for x86/boot/head code to use unsigned
> comparisons on addresses rather than signed.
>
> Based on tip:efi/core
>
> Arvind Sankar (5):
>   efi/x86: Annotate the LOADED_IMAGE_PROTOCOL_GUID with SYM_DATA
>   efi/x86: Respect 32-bit ABI in efi32_pe_entry
>   efi/x86: Make efi32_pe_entry more readable
>   efi/x86: Avoid using code32_start
>   x86/boot: Use unsigned comparison for addresses
>

Thanks Arvind. This looks really good, as usual. I had one question,
the rest looks good to go.