From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ingo Molnar Subject: Re: [PATCH] Remove EFI memmap quirk for UV2+ Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2016 11:57:41 +0100 Message-ID: <20160119105741.GA9122@gmail.com> References: <1449867585-189233-1-git-send-email-athorlton@sgi.com> <1449867585-189233-2-git-send-email-athorlton@sgi.com> <20151214084157.GB28073@gmail.com> <20151214182053.GL164416@stormcage.americas.sgi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20151214182053.GL164416-7ppMa7wkY9tKToyKb8PD+Zs2JHu2awxn0E9HWUfgJXw@public.gmane.org> Sender: linux-efi-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org To: Alex Thorlton Cc: linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, Thomas Gleixner , Ingo Molnar , "H. Peter Anvin" , x86-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org, Matt Fleming , Dimitri Sivanich , Hedi Berriche , Mike Travis , Len Brown , linux-efi-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-efi@vger.kernel.org * Alex Thorlton wrote: > On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 09:41:58AM +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote: > > * Alex Thorlton wrote: > > Ok, this looks good to me and I'll apply it if it looks good to Matt as well. > > Cool! Thanks, Ingo. > > > Btw., can UV1 users fix this via a BIOS update? > > Unfortunately, no. This fix was put into UV2+ BIOS a while back, but we haven't > spun a new UV1 BIOS for several years, and don't intend to release another > version. This issue is likely going to follow UV1s to their grave :( That's ok! We are responsible for past decisions/compromises/mistakes, as long as the systems keep working, there's no problem with that. Thanks, Ingo