[lvc-project] [PATCH v4 17/26] x86/boot: Reduce size of the DOS stub

[Evgeniy Baskov]

On 2023-03-11 20:27, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> On Sat, 11 Mar 2023 at 15:49, Evgeniy Baskov <baskov at ispras.ru> wrote:
>> 
>> On 2023-03-10 17:59, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
>> > On Thu, 15 Dec 2022 at 13:40, Evgeniy Baskov <baskov at ispras.ru> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> This is required to fit more sections in PE section tables,
>> >> since its size is restricted by zero page located at specific offset
>> >> after the PE header.
>> >>
>> >> Tested-by: Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello at amd.com>
>> >> Tested-by: Peter Jones <pjones at redhat.com>
>> >> Signed-off-by: Evgeniy Baskov <baskov at ispras.ru>
>> >
>> > I'd prefer to rip this out altogether.
>> >
>> > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ardb/linux.git/commit/?id=9510f6f04f579b9a3f54ad762c75ab2d905e37d8
>> 
>> Sounds great! Can I replace this patch with yours in v5?
>> 
> 
> Of course.
> 
>> >
>> > (and refer to the other thread in linux-efi@)
>> 
>> Which thread exactly? The one about the removal of
>> real-mode code?
>> 
> 
> Yes, this one
> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-efi/20230308202209.2980947-1-ardb@kernel.org/

Thanks!