linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/4] x86: UV runtime bios calls

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Date:	Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:09:07 +0800
From:	Huang Ying <ying.huang@...el.com>
To:	Russ Anderson <rja@....com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mingo@...e.hu, tglx@...utronix.de,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Jack Steiner <steiner@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] x86: UV runtime bios calls

Hi, Russ,

On Mon, 2008-09-22 at 16:06 -0500, Russ Anderson wrote:
> 	This patch uses sal_systab.  sal_systab is used on ia64, but was
> 	not used on x86.  An alternative would be to create a new
> 	EFI entry type (uv_systab), though that would require adding 
> 	to struct efi.

I don't think it is a good idea to use sal_systab, if it is not a real
sal_systab. It's better to add new field such as uv_systab to struct
efi, which is not defined by UEFI standard, so can be changed.

Best Regards,
Huang Ying


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