[syslinux] UEFI support for chain.c32 in 6.04 syslinux

[Geert Stappers]

On Fri, Dec 23, 2016 at 08:43:04AM -0500, Gene Cumm via Syslinux wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 2:59 PM, Robin Mathews (robimath) via Syslinux
> <syslinux op zytor.com> wrote:
> > Hi Folks ,
> >
> > Can you please let me know if there is any fix for chain loading  UEFI boot loader using chain.c32  in 6.04 release ?
> > I am booting my system with syslinux.efi and want to chain load to windows or sex specific boot loader in the second stage  .
> 
> chain.c32 has a lot of BIOS-isms and probably isn't worth modifying.
> I believe none of the chain.c32 options apply to a (U)EFI environment.
> 
> There is a patch I'm reviewing for a new module to chainload (U)EFI
> but it needs a lot of style cleanup.

FWIW: Is the submitter of the patch aware that the patch is being reviewed?


> The chainloading of (U)EFI
> binaries should be a lot closer to how linux.c32 works though might in
> the future contain (U)EFI-specific options.  See
> EFI_BOOT_SERVICES.LoadImage().


Wishing you a nice chrismas/midwinterfest
Geert Stappers
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