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efidev: remove EFIIOC_GET_TABLE ioctl
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Authored by kevans on Jan 7 2021, 9:57 PM.
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Summary

This ioctl would instantly induce a panic, likely since near inception, up
until 0861c7d3e048. Lack of previous interest in fixing it combined with
the problematic interface (exports a pointer, really a physical address)
brings us to the natural conclusion: remove it until a useful consumer
forward.

If it eventually gets resurrected, the interface should definitely not
return in this exact form and likely needs to be reimagined.

The associated KPI, efi_get_table, is left intact for the time being.

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kevans requested review of this revision.Jan 7 2021, 9:57 PM
kevans created this revision.
This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Jan 7 2021, 10:11 PM
This revision was automatically updated to reflect the committed changes.