linux-kernel - Re: [REGRESSION] EFI mixed mode patch triggers boot failure

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Date:   Thu, 23 Feb 2017 15:02:58 -0800
From:   Laura Abbott <labbott@...hat.com>
To:     Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>
Cc:     Matt Fleming <matt@...eblueprint.co.uk>,
        "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-efi@...r.kernel.org, Justin Forbes <jforbes@...hat.com>,
        Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>,
        joeyli <jlee@...e.com>, Gary Lin <glin@...e.com>
Subject: Re: [REGRESSION] EFI mixed mode patch triggers boot failure

On 02/23/2017 12:34 PM, Jiri Kosina wrote:
> On Wed, 1 Feb 2017, Laura Abbott wrote:
> 
>> That's the main one where debugging was happening. There may be a couple 
>> of others floating around that I hadn't had time to fully investigate. 
>> I'll dupe them to the above if I find them.
> 
> [ adding Joey and Gary to CC ]
> 
> Laura,
> 
> have you by any chance heard back from anyone who's been able to trigger 
> the original problem?
> 
> We're now trying to figure out how widespread the problem might be (and 
> which part of the BIOS is to blame), so any further datapoints would be 
> helpful.
> 
> Thanks,
> 

Apart from the original reporter I have not heard back from anyone
specifically. The original reporter did say the bug was fixed.There
were a bunch of reporters who didn't respond to requests for info.

Thanks,
Laura