Re: [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v4 0/2] UEFI Improvements

[Andrew Jones <andrew.jones@linux.dev>]

On Fri, Mar 29, 2024 at 08:15:20AM -0500, Pavan Kumar Paluri wrote:
> Patch-1: Introduces a fix for x86 arch which is ACPI-based to not get
> 	 into the path of fdt.
> 
> Patch-2: KUT UEFI-based guest may sometimes fail to exit boot services
> 	 due to a possible memory map update that might have taken place
> 	 between efi_get_memory_map() call and efi_exit_boot_services()
> 	call. As per UEFI specification (2.10), we need to try and keep
> 	updating the memory map as long as we get Invalid key failure.
> 
> =========
> Changelog
> =========
> v3 -> v4:
>     * Dropped patches 3 & 4 from the series as they are not relevant to 
>       UEFI improvements introduced in this patchset. This would aid in 
>       easier review and upstreaming.
>     * Addressed feedback (Andrew)
>     * Included R-b tag from Andrew Jones.
> 
> v2 -> v3:
>     * Included R-b tag from Andrew for Patch-1.
>     * Updated patch-2 to not leak memory map information during 
>       re-trials to efi_get_memory_map().
> 
> v1 -> v2:
>     * Incorporated feedback (Andrew, Mike, Tom)
>     * Updated patch-2 to keep trying to update memory map and calls to 
>       exit boot services as long as there is a failure.
>     * Split Page allocation and GHCB page attributes patch into two 
>       patches.
>  
> Pavan Kumar Paluri (2):
>   x86 EFI: Bypass call to fdt_check_header()
>   x86/efi: Retry call to efi exit boot services
> 
>  lib/efi.c | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
>  1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
> 
> -- 
> 2.34.1
>

Merged.

Thanks,
drew