File grub2-efi-chainloader-root.patch of Package grub2.1581
From: Raymund Will <rw@suse.com>
Subject: Use device part of chainloader target, if present.
References: bnc#871857, bnc#880177
Patch-Mainline: no
Otherwise chainloading is restricted to '$root', which might not even
be readable by EFI!
---
grub-core/loader/efi/chainloader.c | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
--- a/grub-core/loader/efi/chainloader.c
+++ b/grub-core/loader/efi/chainloader.c
@@ -706,12 +706,27 @@ grub_cmd_chainloader (grub_command_t cmd
*(--p16) = 0;
}
+ grub_dprintf ("chain", "cmd='%s'\n", filename);
file = grub_file_open (filename);
if (! file)
goto fail;
/* Get the root device's device path. */
- dev = grub_device_open (0);
+ if ( filename[0] != '(' ) {
+ dev = grub_device_open (0);
+ } else {
+ char *devname = grub_strdup (filename+1);
+ char *end;
+ if (! devname)
+ goto fail;
+ end = grub_strchr (devname, ')');
+ if (! end)
+ goto fail;
+ *end = '\0';
+ grub_dprintf ("chain", "cmd root='%s'\n", devname);
+ dev = grub_device_open (devname);
+ grub_free (devname);
+ }
if (! dev)
goto fail;