linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 00/14] kexec kernel efi runtime support

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Message-ID: <52A7A5D9.9030504@zytor.com>
Date:	Tue, 10 Dec 2013 15:38:01 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	Dave Young <dyoung@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-efi@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org, mjg59@...f.ucam.org,
	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,
	toshi.kani@...com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 00/14] kexec kernel efi runtime support

On 12/10/2013 03:32 PM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 03:25:49PM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:
>> On Mon,  9 Dec 2013 17:42:13 +0800 Dave Young <dyoung@...hat.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Here is the V5 patchset for supporting kexec kernel efi runtime.
>>
>> It's unclear (to me) who's supposed to merge this lot.  It's a "kexec"
>> patch which actually hits on efi and x86.
>>
>> I grabbed them for some -next testing but won't be offended if someone
>> else merges them ;)
> 
> I was under the impression that this should go through Matt's efi tree.
> Oh, and we need to finish reviewing them so picking them up now would be
> too premature, IMHO.
> 

My intent was to pick them into a separate branch of the tip tree either
directly or via Matt (since Matt feeds us anyway.)

But yes, work is still underway, although it is getting there.

	-hpa

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