Bug#1114960: systemd-boot: please stop adding kernel entries to NVRAM

[Luca Boccassi]

Control: tags -1 unreproducible moreinfo

On Fri, 12 Sep 2025 11:00:45 +0300 =?utf-8?q?Martin-=C3=89ric_Racine?=
<martin-eric.racine at iki.fi> wrote:
> Package: systemd-boot
> Version: 257.8-1~deb13u2
> Severity: normal
> X-Debbugs-Cc: martin-eric.racine at iki.fi
> 
> Having recently migrated from GRUB-EFI to systemd-boot, one key
difference is that while GRUB-EFI is perfectly happy being launched via
the generic "UEFI OS" boot menu option in BIOS settings, systemd-boot
seemingly insists on changing NVRAM entries every time a new Linux
kernel is installed. Is there any way to stop that and just boot via
the generic "UEFI OS" option in the firmware?

I don't see any nvram entry being added when a kernel is added. Please
provide the output of 'efibootmgr' before and after such instances.