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From: Russ Anderson <rja-sJ/iWh9BUns@public.gmane.org>
To: Matthew Garrett
	<matthew.garrett-05XSO3Yj/JvQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
Cc: joeyli <jlee-IBi9RG/b67k@public.gmane.org>,
	Jiri Kosina <jkosina-AlSwsSmVLrQ@public.gmane.org>,
	Matt Fleming
	<matt-HNK1S37rvNbeXh+fF434Mdi2O/JbrIOy@public.gmane.org>,
	"matt.fleming-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org"
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	"linux-efi-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org"
	<linux-efi-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>,
	"x86-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org"
	<x86-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>,
	"linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org"
	<linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx-hfZtesqFncYOwBW4kG4KsQ@public.gmane.org>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa-VuQAYsv1563Yd54FQh9/CA@public.gmane.org>,
	Borislav Petkov <bp-Gina5bIWoIWzQB+pC5nmwQ@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [regression, bisected] x86: efi: Pass boot services variable info to runtime code
Date: Thu, 30 May 2013 17:28:36 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20130530222836.GB11105@sgi.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1369952512.11620.14.camel@x230>

On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 10:21:53PM +0000, Matthew Garrett wrote:
> On Thu, 2013-05-30 at 17:17 -0500, Russ Anderson wrote:
> 
> > That's a great idea.  This patch moves the QueryVariableInfo()
> > call from bootime to runtime, in efi_late_init().  The attached
> > patch is consistent with the UEFI spec and avoids the problem.
> 
> No, that defeats the entire point of the original patch.

How so?  It is still calling QueryVariableInfo()
before the data is used.

-- 
Russ Anderson, OS RAS/Partitioning Project Lead  
SGI - Silicon Graphics Inc          rja-sJ/iWh9BUns@public.gmane.org

  reply	other threads:[~2013-05-30 22:28 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 59+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-05-22 16:27 [regression, bisected] x86: efi: Pass boot services variable info to runtime code Russ Anderson
     [not found] ` <20130522162747.GA20816-sJ/iWh9BUns@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-23 11:58   ` Matt Fleming
     [not found]     ` <20130523115801.GJ14575-HNK1S37rvNbeXh+fF434Mdi2O/JbrIOy@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-23 20:32       ` Russ Anderson
     [not found]         ` <20130523203234.GD20913-sJ/iWh9BUns@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-24  7:43           ` Matt Fleming
     [not found]             ` <20130524074331.GL14575-HNK1S37rvNbeXh+fF434Mdi2O/JbrIOy@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-24 11:09               ` Borislav Petkov
     [not found]                 ` <20130524110911.GA32220-K5JNixvcfoxupOikMc4+xw@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-24 11:40                   ` Matt Fleming
2013-05-24 16:11               ` Robin Holt
     [not found]                 ` <20130524161111.GE3672-sJ/iWh9BUns@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-24 17:02                   ` Russ Anderson
     [not found]                     ` <20130524170214.GA30179-sJ/iWh9BUns@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-24 21:05                       ` Dave Jones
     [not found]                         ` <20130524210534.GA15466-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-27  4:27                           ` joeyli
     [not found]                             ` <1369628832.19026.22.camel-ONCj+Eqt86TasUa73XJKwA@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-27  4:32                               ` joeyli
2013-05-28  2:43                               ` Russ Anderson
2013-05-24 20:05               ` Russ Anderson
     [not found]                 ` <20130524200539.GA3322-sJ/iWh9BUns@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-24 20:11                   ` Matthew Garrett
2013-05-24 20:49                     ` Russ Anderson
     [not found]                       ` <20130524204937.GB3322-sJ/iWh9BUns@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-28 10:50                         ` Matt Fleming
2013-05-28 10:53                   ` Matt Fleming
2013-05-28  8:35               ` Ingo Molnar
2013-05-29 21:01               ` Russ Anderson
     [not found]                 ` <20130529210115.GC28027-sJ/iWh9BUns@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-29 22:22                   ` Jiri Kosina
     [not found]                     ` <alpine.LRH.2.00.1305300018180.1111-1ReQVI26iDCaZKY3DrU6dA@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-29 22:46                       ` Russ Anderson
     [not found]                         ` <20130529224645.GA16582-sJ/iWh9BUns@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-29 22:53                           ` Jiri Kosina
     [not found]                             ` <alpine.LNX.2.00.1305300048520.30576-ztGlSCb7Y1iN3ZZ/Hiejyg@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-30  2:16                               ` joeyli
     [not found]                                 ` <1369880172.17397.11.camel-ONCj+Eqt86TasUa73XJKwA@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-30 22:17                                   ` Russ Anderson
     [not found]                                     ` <20130530221737.GA11105-sJ/iWh9BUns@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-30 22:21                                       ` Matthew Garrett
2013-05-30 22:28                                         ` Russ Anderson [this message]
     [not found]                                           ` <20130530222836.GB11105-sJ/iWh9BUns@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-30 22:30                                             ` Jiri Kosina
     [not found]                                               ` <alpine.LNX.2.00.1305310029560.30576-ztGlSCb7Y1iN3ZZ/Hiejyg@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-31  2:17                                                 ` Russ Anderson
     [not found]                                                   ` <20130531021749.GA24287-sJ/iWh9BUns@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-31  3:28                                                     ` joeyli
2013-05-30 22:32                                             ` Matthew Garrett
2013-05-31  2:54                                               ` Russ Anderson
2013-05-31 10:06                                                 ` Ingo Molnar
2013-05-30 22:25                                       ` Jiri Kosina
     [not found]                                         ` <alpine.LNX.2.00.1305310023020.30576-ztGlSCb7Y1iN3ZZ/Hiejyg@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-31 10:12                                           ` Ingo Molnar
     [not found]                                             ` <20130531101250.GD30394-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-31 11:06                                               ` Jiri Kosina
     [not found]                                                 ` <alpine.LNX.2.00.1305311259520.30576-ztGlSCb7Y1iN3ZZ/Hiejyg@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-31 11:40                                                   ` Ingo Molnar
     [not found]                                                     ` <20130531114037.GC7131-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-31 11:54                                                       ` Josh Boyer
2013-05-31 12:30                                                   ` Borislav Petkov
     [not found]                                                     ` <20130531123015.GC17843-K5JNixvcfoxupOikMc4+xw@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-31 12:43                                                       ` Ingo Molnar
     [not found]                                                         ` <20130531124356.GA8212-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-31 14:34                                                           ` Matthew Garrett
     [not found]                                                             ` <20130531143425.GA5850-1xO5oi07KQx4cg9Nei1l7Q@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-31 14:42                                                               ` James Bottomley
     [not found]                                                                 ` <1370011357.1913.15.camel-sFMDBYUN5F8GjUHQrlYNx2Wm91YjaHnnhRte9Li2A+AAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-31 14:45                                                                   ` H. Peter Anvin
2013-05-31 14:48                                                                   ` Matthew Garrett
2013-05-31 15:43                                                                     ` Russ Anderson
     [not found]                                                                       ` <20130531154348.GA17145-sJ/iWh9BUns@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-31 16:28                                                                         ` Matthew Garrett
     [not found]                                                                           ` <20130531162815.GA8082-1xO5oi07KQx4cg9Nei1l7Q@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-31 17:35                                                                             ` James Bottomley
2013-05-31 22:57                                                                             ` Russ Anderson
     [not found]                                                                               ` <20130531225730.GB14752-sJ/iWh9BUns@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-31 22:59                                                                                 ` H. Peter Anvin
2013-05-31 23:30                                                                                 ` Jiri Kosina
2013-06-01  0:03                                                                                 ` Matthew Garrett
     [not found]                                                                                   ` <20130601000311.GA15126-1xO5oi07KQx4cg9Nei1l7Q@public.gmane.org>
2013-06-01  4:20                                                                                     ` Russ Anderson
     [not found]                                                                                       ` <20130601042058.GB15199-sJ/iWh9BUns@public.gmane.org>
2013-06-01  4:41                                                                                         ` Matthew Garrett
2013-06-01 11:01                                                               ` Linus Torvalds
     [not found]                                                                 ` <alpine.LFD.2.03.1306011956350.9068-OR3hLWCBCApQetFLy7KEm3xJsTq8ys+cHZ5vskTnxNA@public.gmane.org>
2013-06-01 14:40                                                                   ` Matthew Garrett
2013-05-30  2:38                           ` joeyli
2013-05-23 22:23       ` Russ Anderson
     [not found]         ` <20130523222321.GB31880-sJ/iWh9BUns@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-24  7:45           ` Matt Fleming
     [not found]             ` <20130524074544.GM14575-HNK1S37rvNbeXh+fF434Mdi2O/JbrIOy@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-29 20:16               ` Russ Anderson
     [not found]                 ` <20130529201616.GB28027-sJ/iWh9BUns@public.gmane.org>
2013-05-31 14:41                   ` H. Peter Anvin

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