From: "Li, Aubrey" <aubrey.li@linux.intel.com>
To: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>, Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@linux.intel.com>,
"alan@linux.intel.com" <alan@linux.intel.com>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Len.Brown@intel.com,
Adam Williamson <awilliam@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [patch] x86: Introduce BOOT_EFI and BOOT_CF9 into the reboot sequence loop
Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2014 06:11:49 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <5314FE25.6040407@linux.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5313DF9A.7000204@linux.intel.com>
Do we have a conclusion here now?
Thanks,
-Aubrey
On 2014/3/3 9:49, Li, Aubrey wrote:
> On 2014/3/3 9:47, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>> We are not removing BOOT_BIOS... whether or not we have it on buy default is another matter.
>
> Right, I meant I remove BOOT_BIOS from my second patch if needed.
>
> Thanks,
> -Aubrey
>
>>
>> On March 2, 2014 5:36:02 PM PST, "Li, Aubrey" <aubrey.li@linux.intel.com> wrote:
>>> On 2014/3/3 8:18, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>>>> On 03/02/2014 04:07 PM, Matthew Garrett wrote:
>>>>> On Mon, Mar 03, 2014 at 07:23:06AM +0800, Li, Aubrey wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Windows doesn't do because there is no 32/64 mixed windows and EFI
>>> on
>>>>>> the planet. Since the silicon is actually 64 bit, I failed to see a
>>>>>> reason to refuse the user install 64bit linux on it. So we
>>> encountered a
>>>>>> case windows didn't.
>>>>>
>>>>> And we'll call the 32 bit EFI call, so what's the problem?
>>>
>>> No problem after Fleming's mixed mode is landed.
>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> So, you didn't mention BOOT_BIOS, if you don't want to add
>>> BOOT_BIOS,
>>>>>> and you also don't like DMI entires, how do you want to deal with
>>> the
>>>>>> machines requiring BOOT_BIOS to reboot their machine?
>>>>>
>>>>> I was planning on ignoring them.
>>>>>
>>>
>>> Well, I'm fine to ignore BOOT_BIOS because I don't have one in hand,
>>> but
>>> I'll bother you again with the same logic when I have one, heihei.
>>> Do you need me to refine the patch to remove BOOT_BIOS?
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I suspect we'll never get away from having a DMI table, if nothing
>>> else
>>>> because we can't test enough, but the current situation where it
>>> seems
>>>> like we need to add every since Dell box to the DMI table is clearly
>>> broken.
>>>>
>>>> -hpa
>>>>
>>> Agree, definitely.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> -Aubrey
>>
>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-03-03 22:12 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 46+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-02-28 4:11 [patch] x86: Introduce BOOT_EFI and BOOT_CF9 into the reboot sequence loop Li, Aubrey
2014-02-28 4:56 ` Matthew Garrett
2014-02-28 5:22 ` Li, Aubrey
2014-02-28 5:56 ` Matthew Garrett
2014-02-28 6:07 ` Li, Aubrey
2014-02-28 6:12 ` Matthew Garrett
2014-02-28 6:20 ` Li, Aubrey
2014-02-28 6:23 ` Matthew Garrett
2014-02-28 6:39 ` Li, Aubrey
2014-02-28 6:44 ` Matthew Garrett
2014-02-28 6:54 ` Li, Aubrey
2014-02-28 17:47 ` H. Peter Anvin
2014-02-28 22:11 ` Li, Aubrey
2014-02-28 22:16 ` Adam Williamson
2014-03-01 17:10 ` Li, Aubrey
2014-03-01 17:22 ` Matthew Garrett
2014-03-01 17:31 ` Li, Aubrey
2014-03-01 18:19 ` Matthew Garrett
2014-03-01 19:01 ` Matthew Garrett
2014-03-02 0:15 ` Li, Aubrey
2014-03-01 20:06 ` H. Peter Anvin
2014-03-01 20:21 ` Matthew Garrett
2014-03-01 20:26 ` H. Peter Anvin
2014-03-02 0:26 ` Li, Aubrey
2014-03-02 0:33 ` H. Peter Anvin
2014-03-02 1:47 ` Li, Aubrey
2014-03-02 2:07 ` H. Peter Anvin
2014-03-02 2:20 ` Li, Aubrey
2014-03-02 2:23 ` Matthew Garrett
2014-03-02 2:35 ` H. Peter Anvin
2014-03-02 10:39 ` Li, Aubrey
2014-03-02 16:52 ` H. Peter Anvin
2014-03-02 22:13 ` Li, Aubrey
2014-03-02 22:26 ` Matthew Garrett
2014-03-02 22:45 ` Li, Aubrey
2014-03-02 23:11 ` Matthew Garrett
2014-03-02 23:23 ` Li, Aubrey
2014-03-03 0:07 ` Matthew Garrett
2014-03-03 0:18 ` H. Peter Anvin
2014-03-03 1:36 ` Li, Aubrey
2014-03-03 1:47 ` H. Peter Anvin
2014-03-03 1:49 ` Li, Aubrey
2014-03-03 22:11 ` Li, Aubrey [this message]
2014-03-02 23:57 ` H. Peter Anvin
2014-03-05 23:39 ` [tip:x86/reboot] x86, reboot: Add EFI and CF9 reboot methods into the default list tip-bot for Li, Aubrey
2014-03-05 23:45 ` [tip:x86/reboot] x86, reboot: Only use CF9_COND automatically, not CF9 tip-bot for H. Peter Anvin
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