From: Borislav Petkov <bp-Gina5bIWoIWzQB+pC5nmwQ@public.gmane.org>
To: Toshi Kani <toshi.kani-VXdhtT5mjnY@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Matt Fleming
<matt-HNK1S37rvNbeXh+fF434Mdi2O/JbrIOy@public.gmane.org>,
Linux EFI <linux-efi-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>,
LKML <linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>,
Borislav Petkov <bp-l3A5Bk7waGM@public.gmane.org>,
Matthew Garrett <mjg59-1xO5oi07KQx4cg9Nei1l7Q@public.gmane.org>,
"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa-YMNOUZJC4hwAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/5] EFI memmap and other fixes, v3
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 17:51:09 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20140123165109.GA11190@pd.tnic> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1390494619.1792.482.camel-RbGIw1UOYPVo/CpIj0byZw@public.gmane.org>
On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 09:30:19AM -0700, Toshi Kani wrote:
> Since this issue is quite serious on our systems (3.14 kernels won't
> boot up), I'd really appreciate if the fixes can be made into some
> 3.14-rc. It can hit on any EFI systems with large memory.
That's why we have "efi=old_map" - so that you can use the old mapping
method which is a chicken bit for the new scheme.
And I told you privately already that you're better off merging Matt's
'next' branch than us exposing this to the world too early. So stop
pushing this when there are clearly other solutions for your case and be
patient!
--
Regards/Gruss,
Boris.
Sent from a fat crate under my desk. Formatting is fine.
--
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From: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
To: Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@hp.com>
Cc: Matt Fleming <matt@console-pimps.org>,
Linux EFI <linux-efi@vger.kernel.org>,
LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>, Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de>,
Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org>,
"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/5] EFI memmap and other fixes, v3
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 17:51:09 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20140123165109.GA11190@pd.tnic> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1390494619.1792.482.camel@misato.fc.hp.com>
On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 09:30:19AM -0700, Toshi Kani wrote:
> Since this issue is quite serious on our systems (3.14 kernels won't
> boot up), I'd really appreciate if the fixes can be made into some
> 3.14-rc. It can hit on any EFI systems with large memory.
That's why we have "efi=old_map" - so that you can use the old mapping
method which is a chicken bit for the new scheme.
And I told you privately already that you're better off merging Matt's
'next' branch than us exposing this to the world too early. So stop
pushing this when there are clearly other solutions for your case and be
patient!
--
Regards/Gruss,
Boris.
Sent from a fat crate under my desk. Formatting is fine.
--
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-01-23 16:51 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-01-18 11:48 [PATCH 0/5] EFI memmap and other fixes, v3 Borislav Petkov
2014-01-18 11:48 ` Borislav Petkov
[not found] ` <1390045698-16882-1-git-send-email-bp-Gina5bIWoIWzQB+pC5nmwQ@public.gmane.org>
2014-01-18 11:48 ` [PATCH 1/5] x86, ptdump: Add the functionality to dump an arbitrary pagetable Borislav Petkov
2014-01-18 11:48 ` Borislav Petkov
2014-01-18 11:48 ` [PATCH 2/5] efi: Dump the EFI page table Borislav Petkov
2014-01-18 11:48 ` Borislav Petkov
2014-01-20 13:38 ` Matt Fleming
[not found] ` <20140120133802.GA684-HNK1S37rvNbeXh+fF434Mdi2O/JbrIOy@public.gmane.org>
2014-01-20 13:41 ` Borislav Petkov
2014-01-20 13:41 ` Borislav Petkov
2014-01-18 11:48 ` [PATCH 3/5] x86, pageattr: Export page unmapping interface Borislav Petkov
2014-01-18 11:48 ` [PATCH 4/5] efi: Make efi virtual runtime map passing more robust Borislav Petkov
2014-01-18 11:48 ` [PATCH 5/5] efi: Split efi_enter_virtual_mode Borislav Petkov
[not found] ` <1390045698-16882-6-git-send-email-bp-Gina5bIWoIWzQB+pC5nmwQ@public.gmane.org>
2014-01-20 13:44 ` Matt Fleming
2014-01-20 13:44 ` Matt Fleming
[not found] ` <20140120134407.GB684-HNK1S37rvNbeXh+fF434Mdi2O/JbrIOy@public.gmane.org>
2014-01-20 13:46 ` Borislav Petkov
2014-01-20 13:46 ` Borislav Petkov
[not found] ` <20140120134625.GD3003-fF5Pk5pvG8Y@public.gmane.org>
2014-01-20 14:48 ` Matt Fleming
2014-01-20 14:48 ` Matt Fleming
2014-01-23 9:06 ` [PATCH 0/5] EFI memmap and other fixes, v3 Matt Fleming
2014-01-23 16:30 ` Toshi Kani
[not found] ` <1390494619.1792.482.camel-RbGIw1UOYPVo/CpIj0byZw@public.gmane.org>
2014-01-23 16:51 ` Borislav Petkov [this message]
2014-01-23 16:51 ` Borislav Petkov
[not found] ` <20140123165109.GA11190-fF5Pk5pvG8Y@public.gmane.org>
2014-01-23 16:56 ` Toshi Kani
2014-01-23 16:56 ` Toshi Kani
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