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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: 1.488s | source
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RaleyField ◴[22 Feb 16 19:22 UTC] No.11153505[source]▶
It shouldn't be possible to brick UEFI if it was sanely designed. That's a bad firmware.
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1. protomyth ◴[22 Feb 16 20:01 UTC] No.11153808[source]▶
Yes, its bad firmware, but the OS shouldn't allow a user to brick a machine even if the hardware vendor has broken firmware. Discovering the problem is unfortunate, but the OS folks not roping that area off is just wrong.