Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:47:33 +0000 From: Ahmad Khalifa <vexeduxr@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-branches@FreeBSD.org Subject: git: b8a7dd6ba540 - stable/14 - loader.efi(8): the amd64 loader doesn't do protected mode Message-ID: <6a32a575.367b6.2f05bcd@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch stable/14 has been updated by vexeduxr: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=b8a7dd6ba5406d72bf2edda2d3663bf740a85029 commit b8a7dd6ba5406d72bf2edda2d3663bf740a85029 Author: Ahmad Khalifa <vexeduxr@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2026-06-14 16:26:16 +0000 Commit: Ahmad Khalifa <vexeduxr@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2026-06-17 13:42:21 +0000 loader.efi(8): the amd64 loader doesn't do protected mode The amd64 UEFI loader executes in long mode, not protected mode. Reviewed by: kib MFC after: 3 days Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D57568 (cherry picked from commit f771deb193d5743e74515614b7cec40d68ab02ca) --- stand/man/loader.efi.8 | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/stand/man/loader.efi.8 b/stand/man/loader.efi.8 index e02ed4720be2..3c9a160102f2 100644 --- a/stand/man/loader.efi.8 +++ b/stand/man/loader.efi.8 @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.Dd April 11, 2026 +.Dd June 14, 2026 .Dt LOADER.EFI 8 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ Eventually, and the kernel were improved to avoid this problem. .Ed .Ss amd64 Faults -Because it executes in x86 protected mode, the amd64 version of +Because it executes in 64-bit long mode, the amd64 version of .Nm is susceptible to CPU faults due to programmer mistakes and memory corruption.home | help
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