linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] Remove EFI memmap quirk for UV

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Message-ID: <20151118092315.GB4138@pd.tnic>
Date:	Wed, 18 Nov 2015 10:23:16 +0100
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc:	Alex Thorlton <athorlton@....com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Matt Fleming <matt.fleming@...el.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Hedi Berriche <hedi@....com>,
	Dimitri Sivanich <sivanich@....com>, x86@...nel.org,
	linux-efi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] Remove EFI memmap quirk for UV

On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 09:00:47AM +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> We should at least check the BIOS version via a DMI quirk and panic in some nicely 
> informative 'upgrade your BIOS!' way to ease the transition ...

Or since we're touching BIOS anyway, maybe stick a bit somewhere which
says "EFI is fixed/quirk not needed anymore" when set and software can
check that bit instead of checking BIOS versions...

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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