Merge tag 'efi-next-for-v6.18' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/efi/efi

Pull EFI updates from Ard Biesheuvel:

 - Document what OVMF stands for (Open Virtual Machine Firmware)

 - Clear NX restrictions also from 'more reliable' type memory when
   using the DXE service API

* tag 'efi-next-for-v6.18' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/efi/efi:
  efi/x86: Memory protection on EfiGcdMemoryTypeMoreReliable
  efi: Explain OVMF acronym in OVMF_DEBUG_LOG help text

Author: torvalds

drivers/firmware/efi/Kconfig

@@ -267,9 +267,10 @@ config OVMF_DEBUG_LOG
 	bool "Expose OVMF firmware debug log via sysfs"
 	depends on EFI
 	help
-	  Recent OVMF versions (edk2-stable202508 + newer) can write
-	  their debug log to a memory buffer.  This driver exposes the
-	  log content via sysfs (/sys/firmware/efi/ovmf_debug_log).
+	  Recent versions of the Open Virtual Machine Firmware
+	  (edk2-stable202508 + newer) can write their debug log to a memory
+	  buffer.  This driver exposes the log content via sysfs
+	  (/sys/firmware/efi/ovmf_debug_log).
 
 config UNACCEPTED_MEMORY
 	bool

drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/x86-stub.c

@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ efi_status_t efi_adjust_memory_range_protection(unsigned long start,
 		return EFI_SUCCESS;
 
 	/*
-	 * Don't modify memory region attributes, they are
+	 * Don't modify memory region attributes, if they are
 	 * already suitable, to lower the possibility to
 	 * encounter firmware bugs.
 	 */
@@ -315,11 +315,13 @@ efi_status_t efi_adjust_memory_range_protection(unsigned long start,
 		next = desc.base_address + desc.length;
 
 		/*
-		 * Only system memory is suitable for trampoline/kernel image placement,
-		 * so only this type of memory needs its attributes to be modified.
+		 * Only system memory and more reliable memory are suitable for
+		 * trampoline/kernel image placement. So only those memory types
+		 * may need to have attributes modified.
 		 */
 
-		if (desc.gcd_memory_type != EfiGcdMemoryTypeSystemMemory ||
+		if ((desc.gcd_memory_type != EfiGcdMemoryTypeSystemMemory &&
+		     desc.gcd_memory_type != EfiGcdMemoryTypeMoreReliable) ||
 		    (desc.attributes & (EFI_MEMORY_RO | EFI_MEMORY_XP)) == 0)
 			continue;