Drop default y from CONFIG_EFI_GRUB_ARM32_WORKAROUND?

[Heinrich Schuchardt]

Am 6. Januar 2026 14:47:30 MEZ schrieb Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka at siemens.com>:
>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

Hello Jan,

Looks ok to me. Will you send a patch?

Best regards

Heinrich

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