From: Anders Darander <anders-7UjN0b3lYz2SbKU13Z4Etw@public.gmane.org>
To: Matt Fleming <matt-HNK1S37rvNbeXh+fF434Mdi2O/JbrIOy@public.gmane.org>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa-YMNOUZJC4hwAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>,
"Yinghai Lu" <yinghai-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>,
"Matt Fleming"
<matt.fleming-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>,
"Ingo Molnar" <mingo-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>,
"Mantas Mikulėnas"
<grawity-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>,
"linux-efi-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org"
<linux-efi-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>,
"linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org"
<linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -v4] x86: only load initrd above 4g on second try
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2014 21:05:35 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20140906190534.GA4767@ad.chargestorm.se> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20140905221616.GP3001-HNK1S37rvNbeXh+fF434Mdi2O/JbrIOy@public.gmane.org>
* Matt Fleming <matt-HNK1S37rvNbeXh+fF434Mdi2O/JbrIOy@public.gmane.org> [140906 00:16]:
> On Thu, 04 Sep, at 01:59:05PM, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> > I am fine with this patch, but at the same time I do want to note that
> > there is an alternative to double-buffer the patch and/or (if that
> > applies to the buggy BIOS) round up the size of the target buffer.
> I took a whack at the double-buffer strategy, and I think the patch is
> conceptually pretty straight forward.
> Could someone try out the following patch? It works around the problem
> on my ASUS machine.
Your patch works around the problem on my Dell machine also. With that
one applied, it boots fine!
Thus,
Tested-by: Anders Darander <anders-7UjN0b3lYz2SbKU13Z4Etw@public.gmane.org>
Cheers,
Anders
--
All the troubles you have will pass away very quickly.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-09-06 19:05 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-09-04 4:50 [PATCH -v4] x86: only load initrd above 4g on second try Yinghai Lu
[not found] ` <20140904100137.GK3001@console-pimps.org>
2014-09-04 20:59 ` H. Peter Anvin
2014-09-04 21:29 ` Matt Fleming
[not found] ` <20140904212925.GL3001-HNK1S37rvNbeXh+fF434Mdi2O/JbrIOy@public.gmane.org>
2014-09-05 1:19 ` Yinghai Lu
[not found] ` <CAE9FiQUDLoARj-Z3ipPTf2sZgGn71SxrxM+FqLE1Cyb-OEoP+A-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2014-09-05 5:47 ` Anders Darander
2014-09-05 6:38 ` Laszlo Ersek
[not found] ` <54095A5B.4030606-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2014-09-05 17:03 ` Yinghai Lu
[not found] ` <CAE9FiQV7XLwKsYWprmKAkZGGyuFeK=o_b1_ABMbEGVZzZxtp2w-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2014-09-05 19:20 ` Laszlo Ersek
[not found] ` <5408D299.5000300-YMNOUZJC4hwAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2014-09-05 22:16 ` Matt Fleming
[not found] ` <20140905221616.GP3001-HNK1S37rvNbeXh+fF434Mdi2O/JbrIOy@public.gmane.org>
2014-09-06 19:05 ` Anders Darander [this message]
2014-09-06 20:09 ` Mantas Mikulėnas
2014-09-06 20:10 ` Mantas Mikulėnas
[not found] ` <CAPWNY8V6Vw0JBZ=VE_ZLZ1hiKVhrDbYyWfkLXMQtKYHZjmewRA-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2014-09-08 15:58 ` Matt Fleming
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