linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] Apple device properties

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Date:   Tue, 13 Sep 2016 12:29:21 +0100
From:   Matt Fleming <matt@...eblueprint.co.uk>
To:     Lukas Wunner <lukas@...ner.de>
Cc:     linux-efi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Andreas Noever <andreas.noever@...il.com>, grub-devel@....org,
        x86@...nel.org, Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] Apple device properties

On Wed, 07 Sep, at 12:49:18PM, Lukas Wunner wrote:
> Retrieve device properties from EFI on Macs before ExitBootServices is
> called and assign them to devices (patch [3/4]). The devices that
> properties pertain to are encoded as EFI Device Paths, so add a parser
> for these (patch [2/4]). As a first use case, amend the Thunderbolt driver
> to take advantage of the Device ROM supplied by EFI (patch [4/4]).
> 
> Patch [1/4] is already queued in Rafael J. Wysocki's tree for 4.9 and is
> included here only because patch [2/4] wouldn't compile without it.
> 
> The series also depends on these two patches which are already queued
> in Matt's tree for 4.9:
> 
> - x86/efi: Optimize away setup_gop32/64 if unused
>   https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9315763/
> 
> - x86/efi: Allow invocation of arbitrary boot services
>   https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9293371/

I had a quick look over these series and nothing looks too crazy, but
I still need to do an in-depth review.

Given the patch dependencies you outlined above, could you resubmit
this after the v4.9 merge window closes? That way it won't be
forgotten about.