From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752550Ab3KNBxj (ORCPT ); Wed, 13 Nov 2013 20:53:39 -0500 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:27641 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752474Ab3KNBxa (ORCPT ); Wed, 13 Nov 2013 20:53:30 -0500 Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 09:52:45 +0800 From: Dave Young To: Matt Fleming 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 Message-ID: <20131114015245.GE4081@dhcp-16-126.nay.redhat.com> References: <20131105082007.872550445@dhcp-16-126.nay.redhat.com> <20131105082718.837997775@dhcp-16-126.nay.redhat.com> <20131113155032.GD17248@console-pimps.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20131113155032.GD17248@console-pimps.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On 11/13/13 at 03:50pm, Matt Fleming wrote: > 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? Yes, on my three test machines, lenovo, dell and HP, only the HP machine need this that means the lenovo and dell machine does not update the SMBIOS address to virt addr. > > -- > Matt Fleming, Intel Open Source Technology Center From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Dave Young Subject: Re: [patch 6/7 v2] passing kexec necessary efi data via setup_data Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 09:52:45 +0800 Message-ID: <20131114015245.GE4081@dhcp-16-126.nay.redhat.com> References: <20131105082007.872550445@dhcp-16-126.nay.redhat.com> <20131105082718.837997775@dhcp-16-126.nay.redhat.com> <20131113155032.GD17248@console-pimps.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20131113155032.GD17248-HNK1S37rvNbeXh+fF434Mdi2O/JbrIOy@public.gmane.org> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: "kexec" Errors-To: kexec-bounces+glkk-kexec=m.gmane.org-IAPFreCvJWM7uuMidbF8XUB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org To: Matt Fleming Cc: mjg59-1xO5oi07KQx4cg9Nei1l7Q@public.gmane.org, linux-efi-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, x86-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org, kexec-IAPFreCvJWM7uuMidbF8XUB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org, linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, James.Bottomley-d9PhHud1JfjCXq6kfMZ53/egYHeGw8Jk@public.gmane.org, horms-/R6kz+dDXgpPR4JQBCEnsQ@public.gmane.org, bp-Gina5bIWoIWzQB+pC5nmwQ@public.gmane.org, ebiederm-aS9lmoZGLiVWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org, hpa-YMNOUZJC4hwAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org, vgoyal-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-efi@vger.kernel.org On 11/13/13 at 03:50pm, Matt Fleming wrote: > 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? Yes, on my three test machines, lenovo, dell and HP, only the HP machine need this that means the lenovo and dell machine does not update the SMBIOS address to virt addr. > > -- > Matt Fleming, Intel Open Source Technology Center From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]) by merlin.infradead.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80.1 #2 (Red Hat Linux)) id 1Vgm7a-0002ag-KZ for kexec@lists.infradead.org; Thu, 14 Nov 2013 01:53:27 +0000 Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 09:52:45 +0800 From: Dave Young Subject: Re: [patch 6/7 v2] passing kexec necessary efi data via setup_data Message-ID: <20131114015245.GE4081@dhcp-16-126.nay.redhat.com> References: <20131105082007.872550445@dhcp-16-126.nay.redhat.com> <20131105082718.837997775@dhcp-16-126.nay.redhat.com> <20131113155032.GD17248@console-pimps.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20131113155032.GD17248@console-pimps.org> List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: "kexec" Errors-To: kexec-bounces+dwmw2=twosheds.infradead.org@lists.infradead.org To: Matt Fleming 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 On 11/13/13 at 03:50pm, Matt Fleming wrote: > 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? Yes, on my three test machines, lenovo, dell and HP, only the HP machine need this that means the lenovo and dell machine does not update the SMBIOS address to virt addr. > > -- > Matt Fleming, Intel Open Source Technology Center _______________________________________________ kexec mailing list kexec@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/kexec