From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D2575C433EF for ; Wed, 10 Nov 2021 08:37:52 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B5D5F611C0 for ; Wed, 10 Nov 2021 08:37:52 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S230147AbhKJIki (ORCPT ); Wed, 10 Nov 2021 03:40:38 -0500 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:45798 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S229595AbhKJIkh (ORCPT ); Wed, 10 Nov 2021 03:40:37 -0500 Received: from mail-wr1-x42a.google.com (mail-wr1-x42a.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::42a]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0E2E3C061764 for ; Wed, 10 Nov 2021 00:37:50 -0800 (PST) Received: by mail-wr1-x42a.google.com with SMTP id u18so2594921wrg.5 for ; Wed, 10 Nov 2021 00:37:49 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=immu-ne.20210112.gappssmtp.com; s=20210112; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc:content-transfer-encoding; bh=H7Vc7XNyNbkqjKSmCjItkCOSg0ZtD84mXD0KHvoFUw0=; b=7cLAsKy3QeIVbTxafPd6kC2tqAUBVxDCISQ8AHlnrN57S0Nyc7VuBHQwswnR3lpyRL En38PjZLEkEfiyPjFjj7EWU232WL9oeLMU+DOSW9BESDaPHZuzMaHtRpvAnd4jsKmY1c WQkU7saP2pSJ7Y+Mb5fuHh5v7im2u4I7kfIebbjdQp42/VOJ1Q1c6Q40itoQuP45VDjZ CtoQvMZnfAKX8CQfrT6hxgUPeARL0sNHGTenPlkZE56BwTQOXCnJqbKpm4tFw4Xk8YFw 2zgBih4uQV6081hoIGfyKmuagAYy5fYByi/wzsIo+LEsiVXxRtNgg0C3h9RDP5FEQ99/ t7iw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20210112; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc:content-transfer-encoding; bh=H7Vc7XNyNbkqjKSmCjItkCOSg0ZtD84mXD0KHvoFUw0=; b=JMWChdMY6hKDCjdShjCeIV8ghbhrcN22JJjyT35xD/A1uqw33VzE/YiXXrw6oKwKH5 eIbsvk+i+qKGeSPgTLU9KHylh+wnzJL2U92RXN2bsZ7x2U8AmjWvrgGV+hoNaY87l5HD 29ZZILVatNSxn6U7SnF7UTMd0JkdkV8RbP3VeumWFFcjuDfl3lQp1fuMGUSi6P84Mjs4 s/+JUfQN5Y6QU/rXkCyM/qQEYdC8yJ5OCtrD/FMeFpbr7R/HmmjtrNzdeOSUsbzYMlCB HKn35DqjEna4jNKBVtagZ+9OwWWSZVG8HdCFxps98mzAT+yaC4GuCzs/relRrVPyqBkE Z12A== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM532f5saVXVTsQ3tIbkujeKpf/kJh0PyjDTyOlVDi7Bz2crv4nhSJ TcVv342jluU5c5CKjCTeO5FU9hiMyC+wtc9baIl0LA== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJzWLBKVnO0a8pRvd2xV5whwSSl3WLj+dBzm5SNa+SPegUKT6L/NgohxHTj3kd+lfMrpzmzK39oNUb43RkDMI3A= X-Received: by 2002:adf:dd0d:: with SMTP id a13mr16636436wrm.259.1636533468553; Wed, 10 Nov 2021 00:37:48 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20211109000130.42361-1-hans-gert.dahmen@immu.ne> <42cea157-55a2-bd12-335b-6348f0ff6525@immu.ne> In-Reply-To: From: Hans-Gert Dahmen Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:37:36 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [PATCH] firmware: export x86_64 platform flash bios region via sysfs To: Andy Shevchenko Cc: Greg KH , "akpm@linux-foundation.org" , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , Philipp Deppenwiese , Mauro Lima , Richard Hughes , "platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Am Mi., 10. Nov. 2021 um 07:35 Uhr schrieb Andy Shevchenko : > > > > On Tuesday, November 9, 2021, Hans-Gert Dahmen = wrote: >> >> Am Di., 9. Nov. 2021 um 13:42 Uhr schrieb Greg KH : >> > ... >> > >> > Do you have a pointer to these complex and buggy drivers anywhere? >> >> I am talking about the linux-mtd intel-spi driver for example, but I >> feel that this gets the discussion in the wrong direction. > > > > This is the driver that covers all BIOSes on modern x86\64. What=E2=80=99= s wrong with it? Why do you need this?! > > If it=E2=80=99s buggy, where is the bug reports from you or somebody else= ? > Please see Mauro's mail in this thread from yesterday below: On Tuesday, November 9, 2021 Mauro Lima wrote: > Sorry, I forgot the links > > [1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1734147/+index?c= omments=3Dall > [2] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mtd/20210910211348.642103-1-mauro.lima@= eclypsium.com/ > > Thanks