Re: [PATCH] x86/efistub: Add options for forcing Apple set_os protocol

[Lukas Wunner <lukas@wunner.de>]

On Tue, Feb 11, 2025 at 04:05:12PM +0000, Aditya Garg wrote:
> > On 11 Feb 2025, at 1:28AM, Lukas Wunner <lukas@wunner.de> wrote:
> > FWIW, below would be my suggestion for replacing the DMI-based quirk
> > with one that is based on the number of GPUs.
> > 
> > It should invoke the apple_set_os protocol both on dual GPU laptops
> > as well as ones with an eGPU, hence my expectation is that it should
> > fix the issue reported by Lleyton.
> 
> This patch does not enable the os set protocol on my MacBook Pro 16 inch 2019
> 
> journalctl -k: https://pastebin.com/7etWy0D5

Hm, perhaps Apple's EFI disables the iGPU by default and re-enables it
upon the set_os protocol call.  Or I've botched the patch, but I just
double-checked the logic and it seems fine to me.

Could somebody with an eGPU test whether the patch results in the
expected invocation of set_os (and thus a working eGPU)?

If it does, we'd just have to keep apple_match_product_name() as an
alternative condition under which set_os is called.

Thanks,

Lukas