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> > any bootloader (including the bootstub) will call ExitBootServices() 
> > before any printk'ing actually happens?? Or am I misunderstanding the 
> > spec somehow? I suppose I could just try it and see what happens...
> 
> Oops. Good point, that isn't going to work.

Surely it works fine if you are using bootstub directly from EFI ?