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    x86/efistub: Give up if memory attribute protocol returns an error · a7a6a01f
    Ard Biesheuvel authored
    The recently introduced EFI memory attributes protocol should be used
    if it exists to ensure that the memory allocation created for the kernel
    permits execution. This is needed for compatibility with tightened
    requirements related to Windows logo certification for x86 PCs.
    
    Currently, we simply strip the execute protect (XP) attribute from the
    entire range, but this might be rejected under some firmware security
    policies, and so in a subsequent patch, this will be changed to only
    strip XP from the executable region that runs early, and make it
    read-only (RO) as well.
    
    In order to catch any issues early, ensure that the memory attribute
    protocol works as intended, and give up if it produces spurious errors.
    
    Note that the DXE services based fallback was always based on best
    effort, so don't propagate any errors returned by that API.
    
    Fixes: a1b87d54 ("x86/efistub: Avoid legacy decompressor when doing EFI boot")
    Signed-off-by: default avatarArd Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>
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