linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/7] efi/libstub: Simplify GOP handling code

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Message-ID: <CAMj1kXFuMaBzTdyAcZgVQ+oX3DctD9y1DWXepw7a67HLA+azew@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 15:17:16 +0100
From: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>
To: Lukas Wunner <lukas@...ner.de>
Cc: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb+git@...gle.com>, linux-efi@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/7] efi/libstub: Simplify GOP handling code

On Fri, 20 Dec 2024 at 15:07, Lukas Wunner <lukas@...ner.de> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Dec 20, 2024 at 12:22:18PM +0100, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> > Use the LocateHandleBuffer() API and a __free() function to simplify the
> > logic that allocates a handle buffer to iterate over all GOP protocols
> > in the EFI database.
>
> You previously rejected use of LocateHandleBuffer because you saw
> a risk of regressing older EFI versions, so that's a surprising move:
>
> https://lore.kernel.org/r/CAKv+Gu_kfnHfiBH__Wnvh39KMPj_-s39YyY=pT3roNv7iPPzrA@mail.gmail.com/
>

'previously' being more than 8 years ago ...