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authorHeinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@gmx.de>2020-01-10 22:06:54 +0100
committerHeinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@gmx.de>2020-01-15 00:51:51 +0100
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efi_loader: describe returning of control
Provide a sober description of how control can be returned by a UEFI binary. Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@gmx.de>
Diffstat (limited to 'lib')
-rw-r--r--lib/efi_loader/efi_boottime.c8
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/efi_boottime.c b/lib/efi_loader/efi_boottime.c
index 3103a50..1f598b3 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/efi_boottime.c
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/efi_boottime.c
@@ -2933,10 +2933,10 @@ efi_status_t EFIAPI efi_start_image(efi_handle_t image_handle,
ret = EFI_CALL(image_obj->entry(image_handle, &systab));
/*
- * Usually UEFI applications call Exit() instead of returning.
- * But because the world doesn't consist of ponies and unicorns,
- * we're happy to emulate that behavior on behalf of a payload
- * that forgot.
+ * Control is returned from a started UEFI image either by calling
+ * Exit() (where exit data can be provided) or by simply returning from
+ * the entry point. In the latter case call Exit() on behalf of the
+ * image.
*/
return EFI_CALL(systab.boottime->exit(image_handle, ret, 0, NULL));
}