From 39a1a2b9eb7b32ba75220d9dc2d3ab436e99ce66 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "NathanNeurotic (Ripto)" <contact@nathanneurotic.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:57:49 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] elf_loader: skip SIF teardown for HDD-backed embedded loader

Fix D-10 black-screen regression. The parent embedded loader unconditionally shuts down the SIF subsystem before handing control to the child loader, which breaks HDD-backed launches because the child loader depends on the SIF layer. Add a check in ExecuteViaEmbeddedLoader() to skip SifExitIopHeap(), SifExitRpc(), and SifExitCmd() when launching from an HDD path (using is_hdd_backed_exec_path). Non-HDD paths continue to cleanup the SIF as before.
---
 src/elf_loader/src/elf.c | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/elf_loader/src/elf.c b/src/elf_loader/src/elf.c
index 83335cdb..2a948478 100644
--- a/src/elf_loader/src/elf.c
+++ b/src/elf_loader/src/elf.c
@@ -377,10 +377,12 @@ static int ExecuteViaEmbeddedLoader(const char *partition_context, const char *l
 		}
 	}
 
-	SifExitIopHeap();
+	if (!is_hdd_backed_exec_path(partition_context)) {
+SifExitIopHeap();
 	SifExitRpc();
 	SifExitCmd();
-	FlushCache(0);
+	}
+FlushCache(0);
 	FlushCache(2);
 
 	ret = ExecPS2((void *)boot_header->entry, 0, final_argc, launch_argv);