linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 07/12] efi: passing kexec necessary efi data via setup

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Message-ID: <20131205115124.GC14407@pd.tnic>
Date:	Thu, 5 Dec 2013 12:51:24 +0100
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Dave Young <dyoung@...hat.com>
Cc:	Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@...com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-efi@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org, mjg59@...f.ucam.org,
	hpa@...or.com, James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com,
	vgoyal@...hat.com, ebiederm@...ssion.com, horms@...ge.net.au,
	kexec@...ts.infradead.org, greg@...ah.com, matt@...sole-pimps.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 07/12] efi: passing kexec necessary efi data via
 setup_data

On Thu, Dec 05, 2013 at 09:56:15AM +0800, Dave Young wrote:
> > The z420 firmware is based on some UEFI core that may be used by other
> > vendors as well.  Since this handling is totally harmless (just
> > redundant), I'd suggest not to have a platform check on this handling.
> 
> I have same worry as well, so I agree with you.

Btw, why does kexec need the ->smbios table at all? I see it being
passed in efi_setup_data.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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