linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] firmware: export x86_64 platform flash bios region via sysfs

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Date:   Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:37:36 +0100
From:   Hans-Gert Dahmen <hans-gert.dahmen@...u.ne>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
Cc:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Philipp Deppenwiese <philipp.deppenwiese@...u.ne>,
        Mauro Lima <mauro.lima@...ypsium.com>,
        Richard Hughes <hughsient@...il.com>,
        "platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org" 
        <platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] firmware: export x86_64 platform flash bios region via sysfs

Am Mi., 10. Nov. 2021 um 07:35 Uhr schrieb Andy Shevchenko
<andy.shevchenko@...il.com>:
>
>
>
> On Tuesday, November 9, 2021, Hans-Gert Dahmen <hans-gert.dahmen@...u.ne> wrote:
>>
>> Am Di., 9. Nov. 2021 um 13:42 Uhr schrieb Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>:
>> > ...
>> >
>> > Do you have a pointer to these complex and buggy drivers anywhere?
>>
>> I am talking about the linux-mtd intel-spi driver for example, but I
>> feel that this gets the discussion in the wrong direction.
>
>
>
> This is the driver that covers all BIOSes on modern x86\64. What’s wrong with it? Why do you need this?!
>
> If it’s buggy, where is the bug reports from you or somebody else?
>

Please see Mauro's mail in this thread from yesterday below:

On Tuesday, November 9, 2021 Mauro Lima <mauro.lima@...ypsium.com> wrote:
> Sorry, I forgot the links
>
> [1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1734147/+index?comments=all
> [2] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mtd/20210910211348.642103-1-mauro.lima@eclypsium.com/
>
> Thanks