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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: 0.223s | source
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ktRolster ◴[22 Feb 16 19:47 UTC] No.11153692[source]▶
This commit message shows why I like the Linux Kernel team:

  >These fixes are somewhat involved to maintain
  >compatibility with existing install methods 
  >and other usage modes, while trying to turn
  >off the 'rm -rf' bricking vector.
They go out of their way to make sure changes are backwards compatible.
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1. EmanueleAina ◴[23 Feb 16 09:46 UTC] No.11157731[source]▶
It's also the good reason why having systemd mount efivars read-only would have been the wrong thing to do.