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

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Message-ID: <20080924042445.GB135367@sgi.com>
Date:	Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:24:46 -0500
From:	Russ Anderson <rja@....com>
To:	Huang Ying <ying.huang@...el.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mingo@...e.hu, tglx@...utronix.de,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Jack Steiner <steiner@....com>,
	Russ Anderson <rja@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] x86: UV runtime bios calls

On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 11:09:07AM +0800, Huang Ying wrote:
> 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.

OK.  My first development version took that approach, so
it I just have to put that code back in. 

Thanks,
-- 
Russ Anderson, OS RAS/Partitioning Project Lead  
SGI - Silicon Graphics Inc          rja@....com
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