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fix(boot): on boot handoff, clear the screen using clear rather than reset #52

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7 changes: 6 additions & 1 deletion crates/boot/src/phases.rs
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Expand Up @@ -30,7 +30,12 @@ pub fn phase(context: Rc<SproutContext>, phase: &[PhaseConfiguration]) -> Result
pub fn before_handoff(context: &SproutContext) -> Result<()> {
// If we have not been asked to retain the boot console, then we should clear the screen.
if !context.root().options().retain_boot_console {
uefi::system::with_stdout(|stdout| stdout.reset(true)).context("unable to clear screen")?;
// Clear the screen. We use clear here instead of reset because some firmware,
// particularly Dell firmware, does not clear the screen on reset.
// We clear both stdout and stderr because it's not guaranteed that they are the same
// text output.
uefi::system::with_stdout(|stdout| stdout.clear()).context("unable to clear screen")?;
uefi::system::with_stderr(|stderr| stderr.clear()).context("unable to clear screen")?;
}
Ok(())
}
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