linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v15 3/6] x86/boot: Introduce efi_get_rsdp

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Message-ID: <20190116032652.GC30900@localhost.localdomain>
Date:   Wed, 16 Jan 2019 11:26:52 +0800
From:   Chao Fan <fanc.fnst@...fujitsu.com>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
CC:     <lv.zheng@...el.com>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <x86@...nel.org>, <tglx@...utronix.de>, <mingo@...hat.com>,
        <hpa@...or.com>, <keescook@...omium.org>, <bhe@...hat.com>,
        <msys.mizuma@...il.com>, <indou.takao@...fujitsu.com>,
        <caoj.fnst@...fujitsu.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v15 3/6] x86/boot: Introduce efi_get_rsdp_addr() to find
 RSDP from EFI table

On Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 10:55:02AM +0100, Borislav Petkov wrote:
>On Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 03:21:21PM +0800, Chao Fan wrote:
>> In my understanding after looking into the commit message the comments.
>> I thinks yes. For 32-bit OS:
>
>And when does your "32-bit OS" define ACPI_ASL_COMPILER ?

Ah, I got it. You are right. Linux will never define this tag. It's
only used by other tools. I misunderstood include/acpi/platform/acenv.h
I learn much about Kernel compilation. Thanks for that.
I will change as you suggested.

Thanks,
Chao Fan

>
>-- 
>Regards/Gruss,
>    Boris.
>
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