linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 08/15] efi/x86: Move command-line initrd loading to efi

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Message-ID: <10a1c7fcea861f5d45dff81cba673e970d686bc2.camel@intel.com>
Date:   Wed, 27 May 2020 22:30:18 +0000
From:   "Williams, Dan J" <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
To:     "linux-efi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-efi@...r.kernel.org>,
        "mingo@...nel.org" <mingo@...nel.org>,
        "tglx@...utronix.de" <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "ardb@...nel.org" <ardb@...nel.org>
CC:     "linux@...ck-us.net" <linux@...ck-us.net>,
        "joe@...ches.com" <joe@...ches.com>,
        "nivedita@...m.mit.edu" <nivedita@...m.mit.edu>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "arnd@...db.de" <arnd@...db.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 08/15] efi/x86: Move command-line initrd loading to
 efi_main

On Fri, 2020-05-08 at 20:01 +0200, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> From: Arvind Sankar <nivedita@...m.mit.edu>
> 
> Consolidate the initrd loading in efi_main.
> 
> The command line options now need to be parsed only once.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Arvind Sankar <nivedita@...m.mit.edu>
> Link: 
> https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200430182843.2510180-9-nivedita@alum.mit.edu
> Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>

Hi,

This patch patch in tip/master as:

987053a30016 efi/x86: Move command-line initrd loading to efi_main

...regresses my nfs root configuration. It hangs trying to mount the
nfs root filesystem "root=/dev/nfs ip=dhcp".

It does not revert cleanly.