Drop default y from CONFIG_EFI_GRUB_ARM32_WORKAROUND?

[Jan Kiszka]

Hi,

it seems that some kernel configs can cause problems with the
CONFIG_EFI_GRUB_ARM32_WORKAROUND. Namely, 6.1-cip and 5.10-cip with its
current defconfigs [1] no longer boot on the BeagleBone Black (other
boards still need validation), both with the more recommendable
systemd-boot and grub. I do not have the motivation to debug the reason
in the kernel / its config, given that everything works fine once the
firmware behaves according to the UEFI spec.

Meanwhile, grub reached 2.12 now which is far away from the old, broken
version of 2019. So, should we rather make this workaround opt-in in 2026?

Jan

[1]
https://gitlab.com/cip-project/cip-kernel/cip-kernel-config/-/blob/cda3f5841dec33b81f24cedcc32ea09bb58bbfb5/6.1.y-cip/arm/cip_merged_defconfig

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