1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index d28a337..92e4a99 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ static u64 allocate_pages(efi_boot_services *b, u64 mt, u64 np, u64 *a) {
 }
 static u8 *rf(efi_boot_services *b, efi_file_protocol *f, u64 *sz, u64 mx) {
     u64 np = (mx + 4095) / 4096, a;
-    if (allocate_pages(b, 6, np, &a)) return 0;
+    /* LoaderData (2): scratch buffers for the OS loader, reclaimable by the
+     * OS once it takes control.  Type 6 (RuntimeData) would mark them as
+     * runtime-services memory that must survive forever. */
+    if (allocate_pages(b, 2, np, &a)) return 0;
     u8 *d = (u8 *)a;
     u64 r = mx;
     if (f->read(f, &r, d) && r != mx) return 0;