Resurrecting the UEFI Watchdog

Resurrecting the UEFI Watchdog

[Erwan Velu]

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Hey list,

I'd like to share again a patch that got posted a long while ago here and
never seen to get attention on it:
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2015-09/msg00065.html

I found this patch useful as it allows my servers to reboot automatically
if grub is unable to boots within a defined time. Yes, some of my servers
don't have the hardware bios watchdog.

I can share here the patch is working fine on the infra I'm working on,
using it for 8 months in production. 50K servers are using it with success.

I get the patch downstream but think it would have its place upstream too.

If anyone wants to get a look at it, I'd be happy to help.

Erwan,

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Re: Resurrecting the UEFI Watchdog

[Paul Menzel]

Dear Erwan,


Am 27.08.21 um 17:23 schrieb Erwan Velu:

> I'd like to share again a patch that got posted a long while ago here and
> never seen to get attention on it:
> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2015-09/msg00065.html
> 
> I found this patch useful as it allows my servers to reboot automatically
> if grub is unable to boots within a defined time. Yes, some of my servers
> don't have the hardware bios watchdog.
> 
> I can share here the patch is working fine on the infra I'm working on,
> using it for 8 months in production. 50K servers are using it with success.
> 
> I get the patch downstream but think it would have its place upstream too.
> 
> If anyone wants to get a look at it, I'd be happy to help.

Please repost it to the mailing list with the maintainers in Cc.


Kind regards,

Paul

Re: Resurrecting the UEFI Watchdog

[Erwan Velu]

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As per Paul Menzel email, I'm adding the 4 maintainers in CC of this
original email.
I can offer to refresh & resent this patch to the mailing list if this
helps its adoption.

Erwan,

Le ven. 27 août 2021 à 17:23, Erwan Velu <erwanaliasr1@gmail.com> a écrit :

> Hey list,
>
> I'd like to share again a patch that got posted a long while ago here and
> never seen to get attention on it:
> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2015-09/msg00065.html
>
> I found this patch useful as it allows my servers to reboot automatically
> if grub is unable to boots within a defined time. Yes, some of my servers
> don't have the hardware bios watchdog.
>
> I can share here the patch is working fine on the infra I'm working on,
> using it for 8 months in production. 50K servers are using it with success.
>
> I get the patch downstream but think it would have its place upstream too.
>
> If anyone wants to get a look at it, I'd be happy to help.
>
> Erwan,
>

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Re: Resurrecting the UEFI Watchdog

[Paul Menzel]

Dear Erwan,


Am 30.08.21 um 11:14 schrieb Erwan Velu:
> As per Paul Menzel email, I'm adding the 4 maintainers in CC of this
> original email.

I am sorry for the misunderstanding. *it* referred to the patch.

> I can offer to refresh & resent this patch to the mailing list if this
> helps its adoption.

Yes, that is what I meant and would be preferred.


Kind regards,

Paul

Re: Resurrecting the UEFI Watchdog

[Erwan Velu]

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I'll do it, thx !

Le lun. 30 août 2021 à 12:02, Paul Menzel <pmenzel@molgen.mpg.de> a écrit :

> Dear Erwan,
>
>
> Am 30.08.21 um 11:14 schrieb Erwan Velu:
> > As per Paul Menzel email, I'm adding the 4 maintainers in CC of this
> > original email.
>
> I am sorry for the misunderstanding. *it* referred to the patch.
>
> > I can offer to refresh & resent this patch to the mailing list if this
> > helps its adoption.
>
> Yes, that is what I meant and would be preferred.
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Paul
>

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