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Re: [PATCH 2/2] x86/efi: Unlock NX if necessary



On Tue, Jul 23, 2024 at 12:25:32PM +0200, Marek Marczykowski-Górecki wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 22, 2024 at 11:18:38AM +0100, Andrew Cooper wrote:
> > EFI systems can run with NX disabled, as has been discovered on a Broadwell
> > Supermicro X10SRM-TF system.
> > 
> > Prior to commit fc3090a47b21 ("x86/boot: Clear XD_DISABLE from the early 
> > boot
> > path"), the logic to unlock NX was common to all boot paths, but that commit
> > moved it out of the native-EFI booth path.
> > 
> > Have the EFI path attempt to unlock NX, rather than just blindly refusing to
> > boot when CONFIG_REQUIRE_NX is active.
> > 
> > Fixes: fc3090a47b21 ("x86/boot: Clear XD_DISABLE from the early boot path")
> > Link: https://xcp-ng.org/forum/post/80520
> > Reported-by: Gene Bright <gene@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Acked-by: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>

Ugh, wrong copy paste:
Acked-by: Marek Marczykowski-Górecki <marmarek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

I should finish my coffee first...

-- 
Best Regards,
Marek Marczykowski-Górecki
Invisible Things Lab

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