* PATCH: Kconfig for EDD
@ 2004-09-30 17:52 Alan Cox
2004-09-30 18:36 ` Jeff Garzik
2004-09-30 20:04 ` Matt Domsch
0 siblings, 2 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Alan Cox @ 2004-09-30 17:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-kernel, torvalds, akpm
EDD fails with ACARD scsi devices present (hang on the 16bit bios call at boot)
diff -u --new-file --recursive --exclude-from /usr/src/exclude linux.vanilla-2.6.9rc3/drivers/firmware/Kconfig linux-2.6.9rc3/drivers/firmware/Kconfig
--- linux.vanilla-2.6.9rc3/drivers/firmware/Kconfig 2004-09-30 15:36:07.507035472 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.9rc3/drivers/firmware/Kconfig 2004-09-30 16:33:46.422200440 +0100
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@
Services real mode BIOS calls to determine which disk
BIOS tries boot from. This information is then exported via sysfs.
- This option is experimental, but believed to be safe,
- and most disk controller BIOS vendors do not yet implement this feature.
+ This option is experimental and is known to fail to boot on some
+ obscure configurations. Most disk controller BIOS vendors do
+ not yet implement this feature.
config EFI_VARS
tristate "EFI Variable Support via sysfs"
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* Re: PATCH: Kconfig for EDD
2004-09-30 17:52 PATCH: Kconfig for EDD Alan Cox
@ 2004-09-30 18:36 ` Jeff Garzik
2004-09-30 18:38 ` Alan Cox
2004-09-30 20:04 ` Matt Domsch
1 sibling, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Jeff Garzik @ 2004-09-30 18:36 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Alan Cox; +Cc: linux-kernel, torvalds, akpm, Matt Domsch
Alan Cox wrote:
> EDD fails with ACARD scsi devices present (hang on the 16bit bios call at boot)
Please CC the maintainer of the code, Matt Domsch.
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* Re: PATCH: Kconfig for EDD
2004-09-30 18:36 ` Jeff Garzik
@ 2004-09-30 18:38 ` Alan Cox
2004-09-30 18:52 ` Jeff Garzik
0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Alan Cox @ 2004-09-30 18:38 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jeff Garzik, y; +Cc: Alan Cox, linux-kernel, torvalds, akpm, Matt Domsch
On Thu, Sep 30, 2004 at 02:36:27PM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Alan Cox wrote:
> >EDD fails with ACARD scsi devices present (hang on the 16bit bios call at
> >boot)
>
> Please CC the maintainer of the code, Matt Domsch.
I sent him a report a couple of days ago
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* Re: PATCH: Kconfig for EDD
2004-09-30 18:38 ` Alan Cox
@ 2004-09-30 18:52 ` Jeff Garzik
2004-09-30 19:02 ` Alan Cox
0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Jeff Garzik @ 2004-09-30 18:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Alan Cox; +Cc: y, linux-kernel, torvalds, akpm, Matt Domsch
Alan Cox wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 30, 2004 at 02:36:27PM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote:
>
>>Alan Cox wrote:
>>
>>>EDD fails with ACARD scsi devices present (hang on the 16bit bios call at
>>>boot)
>>
>>Please CC the maintainer of the code, Matt Domsch.
>
>
> I sent him a report a couple of days ago
It's courtesy to the CC the maintainer on all patches, not just reports...
Jeff
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* Re: PATCH: Kconfig for EDD
2004-09-30 18:52 ` Jeff Garzik
@ 2004-09-30 19:02 ` Alan Cox
0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Alan Cox @ 2004-09-30 19:02 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jeff Garzik; +Cc: Alan Cox, y, linux-kernel, torvalds, akpm, Matt Domsch
On Thu, Sep 30, 2004 at 02:52:38PM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> >I sent him a report a couple of days ago
> It's courtesy to the CC the maintainer on all patches, not just reports...
He was sent the patch in the report too.
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* Re: PATCH: Kconfig for EDD
2004-09-30 17:52 PATCH: Kconfig for EDD Alan Cox
2004-09-30 18:36 ` Jeff Garzik
@ 2004-09-30 20:04 ` Matt Domsch
1 sibling, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Matt Domsch @ 2004-09-30 20:04 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Alan Cox; +Cc: linux-kernel, torvalds, akpm
On Thu, Sep 30, 2004 at 01:52:47PM -0400, Alan Cox wrote:
> EDD fails with ACARD scsi devices present (hang on the 16bit bios call at boot)
Sorry, I didn't see your previous message. Certainly fair to apply,
there are at least 2 BIOS versions by different manufacturers which
seem to have problems with this yet.
Thanks,
Matt
--
Matt Domsch
Sr. Software Engineer, Lead Engineer
Dell Linux Solutions linux.dell.com & www.dell.com/linux
Linux on Dell mailing lists @ http://lists.us.dell.com
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