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Linux 4.5-rc5: efivarfs fixed to avoid “rm -rf /” bricking UEFI

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279 points the_why_of_y | 1 comments | 22 Feb 16 18:08 UTC | HN request time: 0.247s | source
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tvbn ◴[22 Feb 16 19:15 UTC] No.11153444[source]▶
They disabled kernel feature to prevent systemd bug? It doesn't make any sense.
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1. pavanky ◴[22 Feb 16 19:36 UTC] No.11153602[source]▶
It's not a systemd bug, it is not a kernel bug. It was a firmware bug. It is usually the Linux kernel that "fixes" these idiotic issues when vendors don't implement something correctly.