linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 1/5] efi: Introduce EFI

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Date:	Mon, 19 May 2014 14:30:45 +0100
From:	"Jan Beulich" <JBeulich@...e.com>
To:	"Daniel Kiper" <daniel.kiper@...cle.com>
Cc:	<david.vrabel@...rix.com>, <ian.campbell@...rix.com>,
	<stefano.stabellini@...citrix.com>, <jeremy@...p.org>,
	<matt.fleming@...el.com>, <x86@...nel.org>, <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	<xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org>, <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>,
	<konrad.wilk@...cle.com>, <eshelton@...ox.com>, <mingo@...hat.com>,
	<mjg59@...f.ucam.org>, <linux-efi@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/5] efi: Introduce EFI_DIRECT flag

>>> On 16.05.14 at 22:41, <daniel.kiper@...cle.com> wrote:
> @@ -457,6 +460,21 @@ void __init efi_free_boot_services(void)
>  	efi_unmap_memmap();
>  }
>  
> +static void __init __iomem *efi_early_ioremap(resource_size_t phys_addr,
> +							unsigned long size)
> +{
> +	if (efi_enabled(EFI_DIRECT))
> +		return early_ioremap(phys_addr, size);
> +
> +	return (__force void __iomem *)phys_addr;

Now that surely needs some explanation: I can't see how this can
ever be correct, Xen or not being completely irrelevant.

Jan

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