efi_loader: add comments on efi_file_from_path() regarding alignment
UEFI specification requires pointers that are passed to protocol member functions to be aligned. There's a u16_strdup in that function which doesn't make sense otherwise Add a comment so no one removes it accidentally Signed-off-by: Ilias Apalodimas <ilias.apalodimas@linaro.org> Reviewed-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <heinrich.schuchardt@canonical.com>
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@ -1144,6 +1144,11 @@ struct efi_file_handle *efi_file_from_path(struct efi_device_path *fp)
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return NULL;
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}
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/*
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* UEFI specification requires pointers that are passed to
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* protocol member functions to be aligned. So memcpy it
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* unconditionally
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*/
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filename = u16_strdup(fdp->str);
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if (!filename)
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return NULL;
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