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Date:	Thu, 7 Apr 2016 23:07:40 +0200
From:	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...e.com>
To:	David Vrabel <david.vrabel@...rix.com>
Cc:	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...nel.org>, bp@...en8.de,
	hpa@...or.com, tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com,
	rusty@...tcorp.com.au, xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com,
	matt@...eblueprint.co.uk, andrew.cooper3@...rix.com,
	x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, luto@...capital.net,
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	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 Thu, Apr 07, 2016 at 10:44:50AM +0100, David Vrabel wrote:
> 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.

I went with with Ingo's suggested template [0]. Ingo, let me know what
you prefer.

[0] http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20160407205902.GS1990@wotan.suse.de

  Luis