Re: [PATCH 6.1 128/215] x86/boot: Robustify calling startup_{32,64}() from the decompressor code

Alexander Lobakin
2024-03-06T15:52:21Z

From: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2024 07:39:06 -0800

> On March 4, 2024 11:36:53 PM PST, Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
>> On Mon, Mar 04, 2024 at 02:42:35PM -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>>> I would be surprised if this *didn't* break some boot loader. ..
>>
>> As this has been in the tree since 6.3 with no reported errors that I
>> can find, I think we are ok.
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>> greg k-h
>
> Well, boot loader breakage in the past has sometimes been reported a year or more later.

Could you please draft a possible scenario where this could happen?
I'm not able to do this.

>
> #Pain

Thanks,
Olek