[PATCH 1/1] efi_loader: require at least 128 KiB of stack space
Heinrich Schuchardt
heinrich.schuchardt at canonical.com
Tue Feb 17 08:46:55 CET 2026
The UEFI specification requires at least 128 KiB stack space. Consider this
value as a prerequisite for CONFIG_EFI_LOADER.
Mention the requirement in the CONFIG_STACK_SPACE description and decribe
that the UEFI sub-system uses CONFIG_STACK_SPACE when defining the memory
map.
Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <heinrich.schuchardt at canonical.com>
---
Kconfig | 8 +++++---
lib/efi_loader/Kconfig | 2 ++
2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Kconfig b/Kconfig
index ce25ea24a60..99b3cd62526 100644
--- a/Kconfig
+++ b/Kconfig
@@ -615,9 +615,11 @@ config STACK_SIZE
default 0x4000 if ARCH_STM32
default 0x1000000
help
- Define Max stack size that can be used by U-Boot. This value is used
- by the UEFI sub-system. On some boards initrd_high is calculated as
- base stack pointer minus this stack size.
+ Define Max stack size that can be used by U-Boot. The UEFI sub-system
+ considers this value when setting up the memory map. The UEFI
+ specification requires 128 KiB or more of available stack space. On
+ some boards initrd_high is calculated as base stack pointer minus this
+ stack size.
config SYS_MEM_TOP_HIDE
hex "Exclude some memory from U-Boot / OS information"
diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/Kconfig b/lib/efi_loader/Kconfig
index 13e44be1d06..450ffa61c0a 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/Kconfig
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/Kconfig
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ config EFI_LOADER
# We need EFI_STUB_32BIT to be set on x86_32 with EFI_STUB
depends on !EFI_STUB || !X86 || X86_64 || EFI_STUB_32BIT
depends on !EFI_APP
+ # The EFI specification requires 128 KiB or more of stack space
+ depends on STACK_SIZE >= 0x20000
default y if !ARM || SYS_CPU = armv7 || SYS_CPU = armv8
select EFI
select CHARSET
--
2.51.0
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