Only the first part of the NVRAM is generic.
Different BIOSes use the remaining fields for different things.
Supporting every BIOS would bloat the kernel too much.
A better way would be to have /proc/nvram address the full nvram space,
and have the interpretation in a userspace app.
regards,
Dave.
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