linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86, reboot: skip DMI checks if reboot set by user

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Message-ID: <20120119194108.GB28362@elte.hu>
Date:	Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:41:08 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Michael D Labriola <mlabriol@...b.com>
Cc:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Kushal Koolwal <kushalkoolwal@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, michael.d.labriola@...il.com,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>, support@...salogic.com,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, x86@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86, reboot: skip DMI checks if reboot set by user


* Michael D Labriola <mlabriol@...b.com> wrote:

> > 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.)
> 
> Well, that does complicate it a bit.  I'll gin something up 
> and see what you think.  I guess it will involve having an
> #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32 block inside a single dmi_table structure
> for the BIOS quirks.

Btw., i'd suggest to keep the two changes in separate patches, 
so that if any causes problems we can bisect to it separately. 
The more patches you can reasonably split it up into, the 
better.

Thanks,

	Ingo
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