linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 08/10] efi/x86: Move EFI BGRT init code to early init code

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Date:   Mon, 15 May 2017 15:44:26 +0200
From:   Sabrina Dubroca <sd@...asysnail.net>
To:     Dave Young <dyoung@...hat.com>
Cc:     Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "H . Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, linux-efi@...r.kernel.org,
        Matt Fleming <matt@...eblueprint.co.uk>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
        Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 08/10] efi/x86: Move EFI BGRT init code to early init code

2017-05-15, 21:18:35 +0800, Dave Young wrote:
> On 05/15/17 at 01:10pm, Sabrina Dubroca wrote:
> > 2017-05-15, 16:37:40 +0800, Dave Young wrote:
> > > diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi-bgrt.c b/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi-bgrt.c
> > > index 04ca876..b986e26 100644
> > > --- a/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi-bgrt.c
> > > +++ b/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi-bgrt.c
> > > @@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ void __init efi_bgrt_init(struct acpi_table_header *table)
> > >  	if (acpi_disabled)
> > >  		return;
> > >  
> > > +	if (!efi_enabled(EFI_CONFIG_TABLES))
> 
> A better version should be checking EFI_BOOT, could you retest with
> below instead? If it works I can send a patch with your Tested-by:
> if (!efi_enabled(EFI_BOOT))

Yes, that works. Thanks for the fix :)

> > > +		return;
> > > +
> > >  	if (table->length < sizeof(bgrt_tab)) {
> > >  		pr_notice("Ignoring BGRT: invalid length %u (expected %zu)\n",
> > >  		       table->length, sizeof(bgrt_tab));
> > > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Sabrina
> 
> Thanks
> Dave

-- 
Sabrina