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

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Message-ID: <20200316100201.GG26126@zn.tnic>
Date:   Mon, 16 Mar 2020 11:02:02 +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 <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-efi@...r.kernel.org,
        Linux Upstreaming Team <linux@...lessm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Revert "x86/reboot, efi: Use EFI reboot for Acer
 TravelMate X514-51T"

On Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 05:17:56PM +0800, Jian-Hong Pan wrote:
> But, that will raise another question:  Since the original quirk works
> for all Acer X514-51T and the quirk cannot be removed for older BIOS.
> Why not keep only original matching items for all Acer X514-51T
> laptops?

What does the "original matching items" mean?

> I am not sure which option is better.  Any comment?

If you mean, "let's not do anything and fix it only when there's really
a need to fix anything", then yes, I agree.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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