From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
To: Michael D Labriola <mlabriol@gdeb.com>
Cc: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
Kushal Koolwal <kushalkoolwal@gmail.com>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, michael.d.labriola@gmail.com,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>,
Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org>,
support@versalogic.com, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
x86@kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86, reboot: skip DMI checks if reboot set by user
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:52:15 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4F18584F.7060603@zytor.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <OF2B909250.6078896E-ON8525798A.0058FF49-8525798A.0061AEA1@gdeb.com>
On 01/19/2012 09:46 AM, Michael D Labriola wrote:
>
> Random question... why do we have a reboot_init function that does DMI
> checking with reboot_dmi_table (callbacks are mostly set_bios_reboot, but
> there is a single set_kbd_reboot) and also a pci_reboot_init which does
> the DMI check again using a separate pci_reboot_dmi_table (all callbacks
> are to set_pci_reboot)?
>
> Wouldn't it make more sense to do a single DMI scan using one big table?
>
Yes, and such a patch would be appreciated.
The reason it is as it is dates back to before the 32-64 bit
unification, as far as I know.
(BIOS reboot is currently not supported on 64 bits, mainly.)
-hpa
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-01-19 17:53 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-01-17 15:16 [PATCH] x86, reboot: skip DMI checks if reboot set by user Michael D Labriola
2012-01-17 19:58 ` Alan Cox
2012-01-19 15:32 ` Michael D Labriola
2012-01-19 15:45 ` Alan Cox
2012-01-19 15:48 ` Michael D Labriola
[not found] ` <OF8642E997.5ED041E1-ON8525798A.0056983A-8525798A.0056E05B@LocalDomain>
2012-01-19 17:46 ` Michael D Labriola
2012-01-19 17:52 ` H. Peter Anvin [this message]
2012-01-19 19:14 ` Michael D Labriola
2012-01-19 19:17 ` H. Peter Anvin
2012-01-19 19:34 ` Michael D Labriola
2012-01-19 19:41 ` Ingo Molnar
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