linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] Fix EFI callbacks on UV during kexec

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Message-ID: <20160804150726.GP5939@stormcage.americas.sgi.com>
Date:	Thu, 4 Aug 2016 10:07:26 -0500
From:	Alex Thorlton <athorlton@....com>
To:	Matt Fleming <matt@...eblueprint.co.uk>
Cc:	Alex Thorlton <athorlton@....com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Russ Anderson <rja@....com>, Mike Travis <travis@....com>,
	Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, x86@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] Fix EFI callbacks on UV during kexec

On Thu, Aug 04, 2016 at 10:25:32AM +0100, Matt Fleming wrote:
> On Mon, 01 Aug, at 09:34:10AM, Alex Thorlton wrote:
> > 
> > Hmm...   That's a good point.  It certainly would be nice for us to have
> > those mappings in the kexec kernel, at least for the time being.  If
> > you're not opposed to it, I can write up the patch.  Pretty sure it's a
> > one-liner.
> 
> If it's that trivial, sure, please go ahead and submit.

Sure thing.  I played around with this a bit before I sent this patch
up.  I'm pretty sure it all worked as expected, but I'll need to double
check everything.  I'll try and get it out in the next day or two.

Thanks, Matt!

- Alex