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Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:29:17 UTC
The branch main has been updated by vexeduxr:
URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=f771deb193d5743e74515614b7cec40d68ab02ca
commit f771deb193d5743e74515614b7cec40d68ab02ca
Author: Ahmad Khalifa <vexeduxr@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2026-06-14 16:26:16 +0000
Commit: Ahmad Khalifa <vexeduxr@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2026-06-14 16:26:16 +0000
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 0c6f7a98429d..ff43cbefe9bd 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.