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Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/10] Add EFI handover support to bootm
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On Sun, Nov 24, 2024 at 03:43:12PM +0100, Heinrich Schuchardt wrote:
> > +	/* That failed, so try allocating anywhere there's enough room */
> > +	status = boot->allocate_pages(EFI_ALLOCATE_ANY_PAGES, EFI_LOADER_DATA, pages, &addr);
> > +	if (status == EFI_SUCCESS) {
> > +		/* Make sure bootm knows where we loaded the image */
> > +		os->load = addr;
> > +		return;
> > +	}
> 
> Why don't you simply call LoadImage()?

With secure boot that requires that the kernel image have a trusted 
signature, whereas we're relying on a signed FIT.