linux-kernel - Re: [BUG][SEVERE] Enabling EFI runtime services causes panics in the T2 security chip on Macs equipped with it.

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Date:   Wed, 12 Jan 2022 09:21:55 +0100
From:   Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>
To:     Aditya Garg <gargaditya08@...e.com>
Cc:     "jk@...abs.org" <jk@...abs.org>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        "linux-efi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-efi@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Orlando Chamberlain <redecorating@...tonmail.com>,
        Aun-Ali Zaidi <admin@...eit.net>
Subject: Re: [BUG][SEVERE] Enabling EFI runtime services causes panics in the
 T2 security chip on Macs equipped with it.

On Wed, 12 Jan 2022 at 07:23, Aditya Garg <gargaditya08@...e.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Ard
> As I said before, if I apply the patch below, the things work well
> >
> > Can you check whether things work as before after applying the change below?
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c b/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c
> > index 147c30a81f15..d7203355cc69 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c
> > +++ b/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c
> > @@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ static int __init efi_systab_init(unsigned long phys)
> >                efi_nr_tables           = systab32->nr_tables;
> >        }
> >
> > -       efi.runtime_version = hdr->revision;
> > +       efi.runtime_version = EFI_1_10_SYSTEM_TABLE_REVISION;
> >
> >        efi_systab_report_header(hdr, efi_fw_vendor);
> >        early_memunmap(p, size);
>
> Now, I tried to quirk on the basis of DMI data for some t2 Macs using this patch :-
>

Hello Aditya,

This code runs far too early for DMI checks.

What we might do is just use EFI 1.10 for all Apple x86 EFI machines.

Please try the below:

diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c
index ae79c3300129..2303f9b06412 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c
@@ -722,6 +722,13 @@ void __init efi_systab_report_header(const
efi_table_hdr_t *systab_hdr,
                systab_hdr->revision >> 16,
                systab_hdr->revision & 0xffff,
                vendor);
+
+       if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86_64) &&
+           systab_hdr->revision > EFI_1_10_SYSTEM_TABLE_REVISION &&
+           !strcmp(vendor, "Apple")) {
+               pr_info("Apple EFI Mac detected, using EFI v1.10
runtime services only\n");
+               efi.runtime_version = EFI_1_10_SYSTEM_TABLE_REVISION;
+       }
 }

 static __initdata char memory_type_name[][13] = {