Re: [PATCH] Remove warning in efi_enter_virtual_mode V2

2013-04-19 Thread Bryan O'Donoghue
On 19/04/13 06:58, Greg KH wrote: This patch gives the option to switch off that behavior - if your BIOS has neither BGRT - nor bugs that require mapping of EFI boot code/data No, never add new boot options, no users, or distros, know to set them. Isn't there some way we can dynamically

Re: [PATCH] Remove warning in efi_enter_virtual_mode V2

2013-04-19 Thread H. Peter Anvin
Nope, just a vehicle for experiments. Greg KH wrote: >On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 11:00:27PM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote: >> The only real use for command line options is to be able to get users >> to test something during troubleshooting. > >Ok, but the option shouldn't be used to "solve" the

Re: [PATCH] Remove warning in efi_enter_virtual_mode V2

2013-04-19 Thread Greg KH
On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 11:00:27PM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote: > The only real use for command line options is to be able to get users > to test something during troubleshooting. Ok, but the option shouldn't be used to "solve" the problem. greg k-h -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the

Re: [PATCH] Remove warning in efi_enter_virtual_mode V2

2013-04-19 Thread H. Peter Anvin
The only real use for command line options is to be able to get users to test something during troubleshooting. Greg KH wrote: >On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 11:05:41PM +0100, Bryan O'Donoghue wrote: >> Some EFI BIOS stores BGRT data in the wrong place and some EFI based >> BIOS also requires

Re: [PATCH] Remove warning in efi_enter_virtual_mode V2

2013-04-19 Thread H. Peter Anvin
The only real use for command line options is to be able to get users to test something during troubleshooting. Greg KH gre...@linuxfoundation.org wrote: On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 11:05:41PM +0100, Bryan O'Donoghue wrote: Some EFI BIOS stores BGRT data in the wrong place and some EFI based BIOS

Re: [PATCH] Remove warning in efi_enter_virtual_mode V2

2013-04-19 Thread Greg KH
On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 11:00:27PM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote: The only real use for command line options is to be able to get users to test something during troubleshooting. Ok, but the option shouldn't be used to solve the problem. greg k-h -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line

Re: [PATCH] Remove warning in efi_enter_virtual_mode V2

2013-04-19 Thread H. Peter Anvin
Nope, just a vehicle for experiments. Greg KH gre...@linuxfoundation.org wrote: On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 11:00:27PM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote: The only real use for command line options is to be able to get users to test something during troubleshooting. Ok, but the option shouldn't be used

Re: [PATCH] Remove warning in efi_enter_virtual_mode V2

2013-04-19 Thread Bryan O'Donoghue
On 19/04/13 06:58, Greg KH wrote: This patch gives the option to switch off that behavior - if your BIOS has neither BGRT - nor bugs that require mapping of EFI boot code/data No, never add new boot options, no users, or distros, know to set them. Isn't there some way we can dynamically

Re: [PATCH] Remove warning in efi_enter_virtual_mode V2

2013-04-18 Thread Greg KH
On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 11:05:41PM +0100, Bryan O'Donoghue wrote: > Some EFI BIOS stores BGRT data in the wrong place and some EFI based > BIOS also requires mapping of boot code/data when doing > efi_enter_virtual_mode. > > Current code in efi_enter_virtual_mode maps both EFI_RUNTIME_MEMORY and

Re: [PATCH] Remove warning in efi_enter_virtual_mode V2

2013-04-18 Thread Greg KH
On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 11:05:41PM +0100, Bryan O'Donoghue wrote: Some EFI BIOS stores BGRT data in the wrong place and some EFI based BIOS also requires mapping of boot code/data when doing efi_enter_virtual_mode. Current code in efi_enter_virtual_mode maps both EFI_RUNTIME_MEMORY and BIOS

[PATCH] Remove warning in efi_enter_virtual_mode V2

2013-04-17 Thread Bryan O'Donoghue
Some EFI BIOS stores BGRT data in the wrong place and some EFI based BIOS also requires mapping of boot code/data when doing efi_enter_virtual_mode. Current code in efi_enter_virtual_mode maps both EFI_RUNTIME_MEMORY and BIOS boot code/data. This patch gives the option to switch off that

[PATCH] Remove warning in efi_enter_virtual_mode V2

2013-04-17 Thread Bryan O'Donoghue
Some EFI BIOS stores BGRT data in the wrong place and some EFI based BIOS also requires mapping of boot code/data when doing efi_enter_virtual_mode. Current code in efi_enter_virtual_mode maps both EFI_RUNTIME_MEMORY and BIOS boot code/data. This patch gives the option to switch off that