linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 0/2] firmware: dmi_scan: Make it work in kexec'ed kernel

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Date:   Thu, 21 May 2020 18:53:04 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Jean Delvare <jdelvare@...e.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 0/2] firmware: dmi_scan: Make it work in kexec'ed
 kernel

On Mon, Jan 20, 2020 at 02:16:45PM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 02, 2016 at 09:54:14PM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > Until now DMI information is lost when kexec'ing. Fix this in the same way as
> > it has been done for ACPI RSDP.
> > 
> > Series has been tested on Galileo Gen2 where DMI is used by drivers, in
> > particular the default I2C host speed is choosen based on DMI system
> > information and now gets it correct.
> 
> Guys, it was quite a long no hear from you.
> Today I found that Microsoft Surface 3 also affected by this.
> 
> Can we apply these patches for now until you will find better solution?
> 
> P.S. I may resend them rebased on recent vanilla.

Okay, since there is no reply I take it as confirmation that the problem exists
and needs to be addressed.  So, I'll send a new version of the series with
updated commit messages (to mention Surface 3 issue).

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko