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From: Ingo Molnar <mingo-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
To: Icenowy Zheng <icenowy-ymACFijhrKM@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Matt Fleming
	<matt-mF/unelCI9GS6iBeEJttW/XRex20P6io@public.gmane.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx-hfZtesqFncYOwBW4kG4KsQ@public.gmane.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>,
	"H . Peter Anvin" <hpa-YMNOUZJC4hwAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>,
	x86-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org,
	linux-efi-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/efi-bgrt: remove the check of the version field
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2016 14:52:01 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20160810125201.GA9028@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20160809052546.31462-1-icenowy-ymACFijhrKM@public.gmane.org>


* Icenowy Zheng <icenowy-ymACFijhrKM@public.gmane.org> wrote:

> Some broken firmwares have a wrongly filled version field in BGRT table.
> (See http://wiki.osdev.org/Broken_UEFI_implementations )
> 
> As we know, these firmwares can also provide correct BGRT image, although
> the table is wrong.
> 
> After removing the check of the version field, the kernel can now extract
> the image correctly, and the information is also correct.
> 
> Tested on a Thinkpad E531 (68854UC).

What's the practical effects of the bug - what problems does a missing 
/sys/firmware/acpi/bgrt/ cause?

I.e. how does the user notice?

Thanks,

	Ingo

       reply	other threads:[~2016-08-10 12:52 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <20160809052546.31462-1-icenowy@aosc.xyz>
     [not found] ` <20160809052546.31462-1-icenowy-ymACFijhrKM@public.gmane.org>
2016-08-10 12:52   ` Ingo Molnar [this message]
     [not found]     ` <120791470839405@web16h.yandex.ru>
     [not found]       ` <120791470839405-TUpq1W2QCG9xpj1cXAZ9Bg@public.gmane.org>
2016-08-11  8:48         ` [PATCH] x86/efi-bgrt: remove the check of the version field Ingo Molnar
2016-08-15 12:56 ` Matt Fleming
2016-08-15 16:09   ` Josh Triplett
     [not found]   ` <20160815125643.GG30909-mF/unelCI9GS6iBeEJttW/XRex20P6io@public.gmane.org>
2016-08-17  5:44     ` Dave Young
2016-08-18 20:41       ` Matt Fleming
     [not found]         ` <20160818204130.GQ30909-mF/unelCI9GS6iBeEJttW/XRex20P6io@public.gmane.org>
2016-08-22  7:28           ` Dave Young
     [not found]             ` <388401471855799@web30j.yandex.ru>
     [not found]               ` <388401471855799-X2xH9E7M2qxxpj1cXAZ9Bg@public.gmane.org>
2016-08-24  7:30                 ` Dave Young

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