linux-kernel - Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v4 06/14] x86/init: use a platform legacy quirk for ebda

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Message-ID: <57062C12.1030806@citrix.com>
Date:	Thu, 7 Apr 2016 10:44:50 +0100
From:	David Vrabel <david.vrabel@...rix.com>
To:	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...nel.org>, <bp@...en8.de>,
	<hpa@...or.com>, <tglx@...utronix.de>, <mingo@...hat.com>,
	<rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
CC:	<xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com>, <matt@...eblueprint.co.uk>,
	<andrew.cooper3@...rix.com>, <x86@...nel.org>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <luto@...capital.net>,
	<jlee@...e.com>, <lguest@...ts.ozlabs.org>, <glin@...e.com>,
	<david.vrabel@...rix.com>, <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>,
	<andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v4 06/14] x86/init: use a platform legacy
 quirk for ebda

On 07/04/16 01:06, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> 
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/platform-quirks.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/platform-quirks.c
> @@ -7,8 +7,12 @@
>  void __init x86_early_init_platform_quirks(void)
>  {
>  	x86_platform.legacy.rtc = 1;
> +	x86_platform.legacy.ebda_search = 0;

You should make the default the setting for regular PC hardware, as you
have done for the .rtc bit.

David