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| author | Ahmad Khalifa <vexeduxr@FreeBSD.org> | 2026-06-14 16:26:16 +0000 |
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| committer | Ahmad Khalifa <vexeduxr@FreeBSD.org> | 2026-06-14 16:26:16 +0000 |
| commit | f771deb193d5743e74515614b7cec40d68ab02ca (patch) | |
| tree | 5a7c49ba4b0db64cf750e6bf52bcc5f807ea9eed | |
| parent | ffe47c424e0a45f5d8d20a5944477821bd946eef (diff) | |
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
| -rw-r--r-- | stand/man/loader.efi.8 | 4 |
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/stand/man/loader.efi.8 b/stand/man/loader.efi.8 index 0c6f7a98429d..ff43cbefe9bd 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 June 8, 2026 +.Dd June 14, 2026 .Dt LOADER.EFI 8 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ 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. |