linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] efi: Enhance capsule loader to support signed Quark images

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Message-ID: <aaa5266a-ea40-ff07-0fd5-1368b2e88a01@nexus-software.ie>
Date:   Wed, 1 Mar 2017 14:02:01 +0000
From:   Bryan O'Donoghue <pure.logic@...us-software.ie>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
Cc:     Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>,
        Matt Fleming <matt@...eblueprint.co.uk>,
        Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@...mens.com>,
        "Kweh, Hock Leong" <hock.leong.kweh@...el.com>,
        "linux-efi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-efi@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        "Ong, Boon Leong" <boon.leong.ong@...el.com>,
        "Mok, Tze Siong" <tze.siong.mok@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] efi: Enhance capsule loader to support signed Quark
 images



On 28/02/17 17:42, Bryan O'Donoghue wrote:
> On 28/02/17 17:18, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
>> On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 6:52 PM, Bryan O'Donoghue
>>> A kernel compiled like this
>>>
>>> make menuconfig ARCH=i386
>>
>> I hope you care that it is equivalent to
>>
>> make menuconfig ARCH=i686
>>
>>> make bzImage -j 8
>>>
>>> will run just fine on Quark x1000 I do it regularly. CPUID ought to (and
>>> does) inform the runtime kernel of what to do re: MSRs etc.
>>>
>>> We won't execute xmm/mmx, we won't touch 686 specific MSRs etc, etc.
>>
>> It is i*6*86 code still.
>>
>> So, summarize, you state that
>> 1. CONFIG_SMP=y and
>> 2. CONFIG_M686=y and
>> 3. Kernel works on Quark
>>
>> Is it correct?
>
> Logically yes. It's a very long time since I looked in detail. No harm
> in checking it out though.
>
> I'll compile up the above kernel this evening (GMT) and verify.
>
>

CONFIG_SMP=y - no difference - like I say it's PF# on lock prefix
                instructions, not SMP=y that's the problem here
CONFIG_M686=y (doesnt' boot)
CONFIG_M586TSC=y does boot

So yes M686 is not bootable on this part. My point to you about having a 
custom kernel though still stands, you shouldn't have to compile a quark 
specific kernel - just a 586TSC kernel with Quark support.

For example CentOS is bootable on Quark.


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