[PATCH] efi_loader: Add support for .wic files in URI boot path

[Tom Rini]

On Fri, Jul 25, 2025 at 07:56:39PM +0200, Heinrich Schuchardt wrote:
> Am 25. Juli 2025 19:35:33 MESZ schrieb Javier Tia <javier.tia at linaro.org>:
> >Together with current '.iso' and '.img', the try_load_from_uri_path
> >function now allows files with the '.wic' extension as viable bootable
> >images.
> 
> Why wouldn't you simply name your files *.img?

The answer has been lost to time at this point, since output has been
".wic" for over a decade now.

> Shouldn't we get away from the DOS age routine of relying on filename extensions?
> 
> Just check if the fileheader is a PE header or if it is a known partitoning scheme.

Looking in to a cleaner more general solution is worthwhile, I agree.

-- 
Tom
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