linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Revert "x86/reboot, efi: Use EFI reboot for Acer TravelMate X514-51T"

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Message-ID: <20200312104643.GA15619@zn.tnic>
Date:   Thu, 12 Mar 2020 11:46:43 +0100
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Jian-Hong Pan <jian-hong@...lessm.com>
Cc:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        "H . Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Anton Vorontsov <anton@...msg.org>,
        Colin Cross <ccross@...roid.com>,
        Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-efi@...r.kernel.org,
        linux@...lessm.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Revert "x86/reboot, efi: Use EFI reboot for Acer
 TravelMate X514-51T"

On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 04:33:42PM +0800, Jian-Hong Pan wrote:
> This reverts commit 0082517fa4bce073e7cf542633439f26538a14cc.
> 
> According to Acer's information, this reboot issue is fixed since 1.08
> and newer BIOS. So, we can revert the quirk.

We can?

How do you know *everyone* affected will update their BIOS?

And what's the downside of keeping it?

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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