From: Matt Fleming <matt@console-pimps.org>
To: dyoung@redhat.com
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-efi@vger.kernel.org,
x86@kernel.org, mjg59@srcf.ucam.org, hpa@zytor.com,
James.Bottomley@HansenPartnership.com, vgoyal@redhat.com,
ebiederm@xmission.com, horms@verge.net.au,
kexec@lists.infradead.org, bp@alien8.de
Subject: Re: [patch 6/7 v2] passing kexec necessary efi data via setup_data
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 15:50:32 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20131113155032.GD17248@console-pimps.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20131105082718.837997775@dhcp-16-126.nay.redhat.com>
On Tue, 05 Nov, at 04:20:13PM, dyoung@redhat.com wrote:
> Add a new setup_data type SETUP_EFI for kexec use.
> Passing the saved fw_vendor, runtime, config tables and
> efi runtime mappings.
>
> When entering virtual mode, directly mapping the efi
> runtime ragions which we passed in previously. And skip
> the step to call SetVirtualAddressMap.
>
> Specially for HP z420 workstation it need another variable
> saving, it's the smbios physical address, the HP bios
> also update the SMBIOS address after entering virtual mode
> besides of the standard fw_vendor,runtime and config table.
Does that mean that on some of the platforms you tested the SMBIOS
address isn't updated?
--
Matt Fleming, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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Subject: Re: [patch 6/7 v2] passing kexec necessary efi data via setup_data
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 15:50:32 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20131113155032.GD17248@console-pimps.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20131105082718.837997775-je1gSBvt1TcFLmT5oZ11vB/sF2h8X+2i0E9HWUfgJXw@public.gmane.org>
On Tue, 05 Nov, at 04:20:13PM, dyoung-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org wrote:
> Add a new setup_data type SETUP_EFI for kexec use.
> Passing the saved fw_vendor, runtime, config tables and
> efi runtime mappings.
>
> When entering virtual mode, directly mapping the efi
> runtime ragions which we passed in previously. And skip
> the step to call SetVirtualAddressMap.
>
> Specially for HP z420 workstation it need another variable
> saving, it's the smbios physical address, the HP bios
> also update the SMBIOS address after entering virtual mode
> besides of the standard fw_vendor,runtime and config table.
Does that mean that on some of the platforms you tested the SMBIOS
address isn't updated?
--
Matt Fleming, Intel Open Source Technology Center
WARNING: multiple messages have this Message-ID (diff)
From: Matt Fleming <matt@console-pimps.org>
To: dyoung@redhat.com
Cc: mjg59@srcf.ucam.org, linux-efi@vger.kernel.org, x86@kernel.org,
kexec@lists.infradead.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
James.Bottomley@HansenPartnership.com, horms@verge.net.au,
bp@alien8.de, ebiederm@xmission.com, hpa@zytor.com,
vgoyal@redhat.com
Subject: Re: [patch 6/7 v2] passing kexec necessary efi data via setup_data
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 15:50:32 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20131113155032.GD17248@console-pimps.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20131105082718.837997775@dhcp-16-126.nay.redhat.com>
On Tue, 05 Nov, at 04:20:13PM, dyoung@redhat.com wrote:
> Add a new setup_data type SETUP_EFI for kexec use.
> Passing the saved fw_vendor, runtime, config tables and
> efi runtime mappings.
>
> When entering virtual mode, directly mapping the efi
> runtime ragions which we passed in previously. And skip
> the step to call SetVirtualAddressMap.
>
> Specially for HP z420 workstation it need another variable
> saving, it's the smbios physical address, the HP bios
> also update the SMBIOS address after entering virtual mode
> besides of the standard fw_vendor,runtime and config table.
Does that mean that on some of the platforms you tested the SMBIOS
address isn't updated?
--
Matt Fleming, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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Thread overview: 116+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-11-05 8:20 [patch 0/7 v2] kexec kernel efi runtime support dyoung
2013-11-05 8:20 ` dyoung
2013-11-05 8:20 ` dyoung-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA
2013-11-05 8:20 ` [patch 1/7 v2] Add function efi_remap_region for remapping to saved virt address dyoung
2013-11-05 8:20 ` dyoung
2013-11-05 8:20 ` dyoung-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA
2013-11-13 15:50 ` Matt Fleming
2013-11-13 15:50 ` Matt Fleming
2013-11-13 15:50 ` Matt Fleming
2013-11-14 1:38 ` Dave Young
2013-11-14 1:38 ` Dave Young
2013-11-14 1:38 ` Dave Young
2013-11-15 23:02 ` Toshi Kani
2013-11-15 23:02 ` Toshi Kani
2013-11-15 23:02 ` Toshi Kani
2013-11-18 2:09 ` Dave Young
2013-11-18 2:09 ` Dave Young
2013-11-18 2:09 ` Dave Young
2013-11-18 9:37 ` Dave Young
2013-11-18 9:37 ` Dave Young
2013-11-18 9:37 ` Dave Young
2013-11-05 8:20 ` [patch 2/7 v2] x86 efi: reserve boot service fix dyoung
2013-11-05 8:20 ` dyoung
2013-11-05 8:20 ` dyoung-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA
2013-11-15 23:10 ` Toshi Kani
2013-11-15 23:10 ` Toshi Kani
2013-11-15 23:10 ` Toshi Kani
2013-11-05 8:20 ` [patch 3/7 v2] Cleanup efi_enter_virtual_mode function dyoung
2013-11-05 8:20 ` dyoung
2013-11-05 8:20 ` dyoung-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA
2013-11-13 15:50 ` Matt Fleming
2013-11-13 15:50 ` Matt Fleming
2013-11-13 15:50 ` Matt Fleming
2013-11-14 1:39 ` Dave Young
2013-11-14 1:39 ` Dave Young
2013-11-14 1:39 ` Dave Young
2013-11-15 23:21 ` Toshi Kani
2013-11-15 23:21 ` Toshi Kani
2013-11-15 23:21 ` Toshi Kani
2013-11-18 2:08 ` Dave Young
2013-11-18 2:08 ` Dave Young
2013-11-18 2:08 ` Dave Young
2013-11-05 8:20 ` [patch 4/7 v2] export more efi table variable to sysfs dyoung
2013-11-05 8:20 ` dyoung
2013-11-05 8:20 ` dyoung-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA
2013-11-12 0:40 ` Greg KH
2013-11-12 0:40 ` Greg KH
2013-11-12 0:40 ` Greg KH
2013-11-12 8:19 ` Dave Young
2013-11-12 8:19 ` Dave Young
2013-11-12 8:19 ` Dave Young
2013-11-12 8:24 ` Dave Young
2013-11-12 8:24 ` Dave Young
2013-11-12 8:24 ` Dave Young
2013-11-12 8:31 ` Greg KH
2013-11-12 8:31 ` Greg KH
2013-11-12 8:31 ` Greg KH
2013-11-05 8:20 ` [patch 5/7 v2] export efi runtime memory mapping " dyoung
2013-11-05 8:20 ` dyoung
2013-11-13 15:50 ` Matt Fleming
2013-11-13 15:50 ` Matt Fleming
2013-11-13 15:50 ` Matt Fleming
2013-11-14 1:50 ` Dave Young
2013-11-14 1:50 ` Dave Young
2013-11-14 1:50 ` Dave Young
2013-11-18 2:16 ` Dave Young
2013-11-18 2:16 ` Dave Young
2013-11-18 2:16 ` Dave Young
2013-11-19 12:18 ` Matt Fleming
2013-11-19 12:18 ` Matt Fleming
2013-11-19 12:18 ` Matt Fleming
2013-11-05 8:20 ` [patch 6/7 v2] passing kexec necessary efi data via setup_data dyoung
2013-11-05 8:20 ` dyoung
2013-11-05 8:20 ` dyoung-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA
2013-11-13 15:50 ` Matt Fleming [this message]
2013-11-13 15:50 ` Matt Fleming
2013-11-13 15:50 ` Matt Fleming
2013-11-14 1:52 ` Dave Young
2013-11-14 1:52 ` Dave Young
2013-11-14 1:52 ` Dave Young
2013-11-05 8:20 ` [patch 7/7 v2] x86: add xloadflags bit for efi runtime support on kexec dyoung
2013-11-05 8:20 ` dyoung
2013-11-05 8:20 ` dyoung-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA
2013-11-13 15:50 ` Matt Fleming
2013-11-13 15:50 ` Matt Fleming
2013-11-13 15:50 ` Matt Fleming
2013-11-14 1:53 ` Dave Young
2013-11-14 1:53 ` Dave Young
2013-11-14 1:53 ` Dave Young
2013-11-13 16:20 ` H. Peter Anvin
2013-11-13 16:20 ` H. Peter Anvin
2013-11-13 16:20 ` H. Peter Anvin
2013-11-14 1:36 ` Dave Young
2013-11-14 1:36 ` Dave Young
2013-11-14 1:36 ` Dave Young
2013-11-05 14:40 ` [patch 0/7 v2] kexec kernel efi runtime support Borislav Petkov
2013-11-05 14:40 ` Borislav Petkov
2013-11-05 14:40 ` Borislav Petkov
2013-11-08 14:31 ` Matt Fleming
2013-11-08 14:31 ` Matt Fleming
2013-11-08 14:31 ` Matt Fleming
2013-11-09 3:57 ` Dave Young
2013-11-09 3:57 ` Dave Young
2013-11-09 3:57 ` Dave Young
2013-11-09 5:01 ` H. Peter Anvin
2013-11-09 5:01 ` H. Peter Anvin
2013-11-09 5:01 ` H. Peter Anvin
2013-11-11 2:13 ` Dave Young
2013-11-11 2:13 ` Dave Young
2013-11-11 2:13 ` Dave Young
2013-11-11 2:21 ` H. Peter Anvin
2013-11-11 2:21 ` H. Peter Anvin
2013-11-11 2:21 ` H. Peter Anvin
2013-11-11 2:47 ` Dave Young
2013-11-11 2:47 ` Dave Young
2013-11-11 2:47 ` Dave Young
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