From: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
To: Iwata Koki <iwata.koki@fujitsu.com>
Cc: Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>,
Matthew Garrett <matthew.garrett@nebula.com>,
linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
iwata.koki@fujitsu.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation: admin-guide: fix a doc for efi_no_storage_paranoia the "5KB" instead of the "50%"
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:17:18 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87h5m6lkn5.fsf@trenco.lwn.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260706050534.1653916-1-iwata.koki@fujitsu.com>
Iwata Koki <iwata.koki@fujitsu.com> writes:
> The documentation for 'efi_no_storage_paranoia' incorrectly states
> the kernel cannot use "more than 50%" of the EFI variable storage.
>
> This percentage-based explanation has been outdated since commit
> f8b8404337de ("Modify UEFI anti-bricking code") introduced a fixed 5KB
> minimum reserve threshold (EFI_MIN_RESERVE) in
> arch/x86/platform/efi/quirks.c. At that time, the documentation was not
> updated to reflect this change.
>
> Update the documentation to reflect the "5KB" instead of the "50%".
>
> Fixes: f8b8404337de ("Modify UEFI anti-bricking code")
> Signed-off-by: Koki Iwata <iwata.koki@fujitsu.com>
> ---
> Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 15 +++++++++++----
> 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
Applied, thanks.
jon
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2026-07-06 5:05 [PATCH] Documentation: admin-guide: fix a doc for efi_no_storage_paranoia the "5KB" instead of the "50%" Iwata Koki
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