Re: [PATCH 1/1] Fix boot on efi 32 bit Machines [try #4]

> Although I am surprised we could not just make that query by looking
> at the resources.  Possibly we are too early in boot.

the problem in this specific case is that you try to compare the
resource info (more or less, indirectly) to the memory map, and abort if
there's a discrepancy, as a sanity check against b0rked bioses. 

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- Re: [PATCH 1/1] Fix boot on efi 32 bit Machines [try #4]
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- Re: [PATCH 1/1] Fix boot on efi 32 bit Machines [try #4]
  - From: [email protected] (Eric W. Biederman)

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