linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86, efi: change name of efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter to efi_storage

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Message-ID: <20131108143421.GB22636@console-pimps.org>
Date:	Fri, 8 Nov 2013 14:34:21 +0000
From:	Matt Fleming <matt@...sole-pimps.org>
To:	Yasuaki Ishimatsu <isimatu.yasuaki@...fujitsu.com>
Cc:	Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>, linux-efi@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, matt.fleming@...el.com,
	matthew.garrett@...ula.com, jlee@...e.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86, efi: change name of efi_no_storage_paranoia
 parameter to efi_storage_paranoia

On Fri, 08 Nov, at 07:32:51PM, Yasuaki Ishimatsu wrote:
> > Everything started with an issue that killed Samsung laptops:
> > http://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/22855.html
> > 
> > Later it was found that if you write too much into UEFI variables many
> > UEFI implementations will do bad things.
> 
> Thanks for the information.
> I will read it.

Out of curiosity, what hardware are you using?

-- 
Matt Fleming, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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