linux-kernel - Re: GPT detection regression in efi.c from commit 27a7c64

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Date:	Fri, 13 Sep 2013 20:17:20 +0200
From:	Karel Zak <kzak@...hat.com>
To:	Matt Porter <matt.porter@...aro.org>
Cc:	Davidlohr Bueso <davidlohr@...com>,
	Matt Fleming <matt.fleming@...el.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: GPT detection regression in efi.c from commit 27a7c64

On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 02:09:55PM -0400, Matt Porter wrote:
> >Come to think of it, we do have a long existing workaround: the
> >force_gpt option. Setting it will bypass any MBR checking
> >(is_pmbr_valid(), specifically).
> 
> Yes, that's what I used at first after seeing what the problem was. But then
> I opted to fix my PMBR.
> 
> I felt like it was a regression since it required a new option passed on the
> cmdline.

 Yep, it is *regression* and I guess Davidlohr is going to fix it asap :-)

    Karel

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