linux-kernel - Re: [regression, bisected] x86: efi: Pass boot services variable info to runtime code

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Message-ID: <51A92B69.9010108@linux.intel.com>
Date:	Fri, 31 May 2013 15:59:53 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Russ Anderson <rja@....com>
CC:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>,
	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>, joeyli <jlee@...e.com>,
	Matt Fleming <matt@...sole-pimps.org>, matt.fleming@...el.com,
	linux-efi@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [regression, bisected] x86: efi: Pass boot services variable
 info to runtime code

On 05/31/2013 03:57 PM, Russ Anderson wrote:
> 
>>> Which means the previous patch(es) that caused the bricking should
>>> get pulled, too.
>>
>> There are no patches that cause the bricking.
> 
> I thought that was the problem you were trying to avoid.
> 

There are no *patches* that cause the bricking.  We have been trying to
figure out how to *avoid* the bricking.

	-hpa

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