x86/efistub: Give up if memory attribute protocol returns an error
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: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>
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