Re: [BUG] dmi_scan_machine uses uninitialized address on x86 / EFI

[Yinghai Lu]

H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Thomas Jourdan wrote:
>> On x86/EFI platforms, if efi_enabled is true, the dmi_scan_machine function
>> fails, even if valid DMI table is present. In the setup_arch function,
>> efi_init is called after dmi_scan_machine. But this is efi_init which will
>> initialize the smbios address, needed by dmi_scan_machine.
>>
>> This leads to dmi_scan_machine ioremapping physical address 0, instead of
>> the address provided by the EFI system table. The following patch fixes the
>> problem.
>>
> 
> Hi Thomas,
> 
> What is the concrete manifestation of the bug (i.e. how critical is it?)
>  We are late in the 2.6.29-rc cycle, and this patch seems to have some
> risk associated with it.
> 
> Huang, Peter, Yinghai: any opinions?
> 
should be ok for 2.6.29

YH
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