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Message-ID: <20140112090627.GB3668@pd.tnic>
Date:	Sun, 12 Jan 2014 10:06:27 +0100
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
To:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
Cc:	Matt Fleming <matt@...sole-pimps.org>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, joeyli <jlee@...e.com>,
	Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>,
	Matthew Garrett <matthew.garrett@...ula.com>, Elliott@...com,
	samer.el-haj-mahmoud@...com, Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.de>,
	werner@...e.com, trenn@...e.de, JBeulich@...e.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, rtc-linux@...glegroups.com,
	x86@...nel.org,
	"linux-efi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-efi@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@...com>
Subject: Re: [RFT][PATCH] ACPI / init: Run acpi_early_init() before
 efi_enter_virtual_mode() (was: Re: [RFC PATCH 00/14] Support timezone of
 ACPI TAD and EFI TIME)

On Sun, Jan 12, 2014 at 01:30:23AM +0100, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> I don't see any adverse effects of the patch below on a couple of my test
> boxes, but (a) they are Intel-based and (b) they are non-EFI, so it would be
> good to give it a go on as many machines as reasonably possible.
> 
> Thanks,
> Rafael
> 
> ---
> From: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
> Subject: ACPI / init: Run acpi_early_init() before efi_enter_virtual_mode()
> 
> According to Matt Fleming, if acpi_early_init() was executed befpre
> efi_enter_virtual_mode(), the EFI initialization could benefit from
> it, so make that happen.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
> ---
>  init/main.c |    2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> Index: linux-pm/init/main.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-pm.orig/init/main.c
> +++ linux-pm/init/main.c
> @@ -615,6 +615,7 @@ asmlinkage void __init start_kernel(void
>  	calibrate_delay();
>  	pidmap_init();
>  	anon_vma_init();
> +	acpi_early_init();
>  #ifdef CONFIG_X86
>  	if (efi_enabled(EFI_RUNTIME_SERVICES))
>  		efi_enter_virtual_mode();
> @@ -641,7 +642,6 @@ asmlinkage void __init start_kernel(void
>  
>  	check_bugs();
>  
> -	acpi_early_init(); /* before LAPIC and SMP init */
>  	sfi_init_late();
>  
>  	if (efi_enabled(EFI_RUNTIME_SERVICES)) {
>

Looks good both on kvm+OVMF and on my Dell EFI box.

Tested-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>

Toshi has a big EFI box though - if he could run it too, that would be
great :-)

Thanks.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

Sent from a fat crate under my desk. Formatting is fine.
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