From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Matt Fleming Subject: Re: [PATCH] arm64/efi: set PE/COFF file alignment to 512 bytes Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 13:35:26 +0100 Message-ID: <20141021123526.GH12020@console-pimps.org> References: <1412960335-22905-1-git-send-email-ard.biesheuvel@linaro.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1412960335-22905-1-git-send-email-ard.biesheuvel-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org> Sender: linux-efi-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org To: Ard Biesheuvel Cc: leif.lindholm-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org, roy.franz-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org, will.deacon-5wv7dgnIgG8@public.gmane.org, mark.rutland-5wv7dgnIgG8@public.gmane.org, matt.fleming-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org, linux-arm-kernel-IAPFreCvJWM7uuMidbF8XUB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org, linux-efi-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, msalter-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-efi@vger.kernel.org On Fri, 10 Oct, at 06:58:55PM, Ard Biesheuvel wrote: > Change our PE/COFF header to use the minimum file alignment of > 512 bytes (0x200), as mandated by the PE/COFF spec v8.3 > > Also update the linker script so that the Image file itself is also a > round multiple of FileAlignment. > > Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel > --- > > Another one from the PE/COFF rabbit hole. I will follow up next week and repost > as a coherent series, once I have collected all the feedback. It appears a though next week never came. Should I pick up this version and apply ACK tags from the mailing list? Or are you planning on sending a larger series? It sounds like this should be tagged for stable, and placed into the EFI urgent queue? -- Matt Fleming, Intel Open Source Technology Center