From f771deb193d5743e74515614b7cec40d68ab02ca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ahmad Khalifa Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:26:16 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] loader.efi(8): the amd64 loader doesn't do protected mode The amd64 UEFI loader executes in long mode, not protected mode. Reviewed by: kib MFC after: 3 days Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D57568 --- stand/man/loader.efi.8 | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/stand/man/loader.efi.8 b/stand/man/loader.efi.8 index 0c6f7a98429..ff43cbefe9b 100644 --- a/stand/man/loader.efi.8 +++ b/stand/man/loader.efi.8 @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.Dd June 8, 2026 +.Dd June 14, 2026 .Dt LOADER.EFI 8 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ Eventually, and the kernel were improved to avoid this problem. .Ed .Ss amd64 Faults -Because it executes in x86 protected mode, the amd64 version of +Because it executes in 64-bit long mode, the amd64 version of .Nm is susceptible to CPU faults due to programmer mistakes and memory corruption.