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Authored by tsoome on Sep 11 2025, 7:04 AM.
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Summary

StartImage() may return additional data from failure. This data
has text message followed by optional binary blob. Print
out the text message (if present) and free the data.
See 7.4.2 EFI_BOOT_SERVICES.StartImage() page 199
UEFI_Spec_Final_2.11.pdf.

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