Re: [patch] x86: Introduce BOOT_EFI and BOOT_CF9 into the reboot sequence loop

[Li, Aubrey]

On 2014/3/3 9:47, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> We are not removing BOOT_BIOS... whether or not we have it on buy default is another matter.

Right, I meant I remove BOOT_BIOS from my second patch if needed.

Thanks,
-Aubrey

> 
> On March 2, 2014 5:36:02 PM PST, "Li, Aubrey" <aubrey.li@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On 2014/3/3 8:18, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>>> On 03/02/2014 04:07 PM, Matthew Garrett wrote:
>>>> On Mon, Mar 03, 2014 at 07:23:06AM +0800, Li, Aubrey wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Windows doesn't do because there is no 32/64 mixed windows and EFI
>> on
>>>>> the planet. Since the silicon is actually 64 bit, I failed to see a
>>>>> reason to refuse the user install 64bit linux on it. So we
>> encountered a
>>>>> case windows didn't.
>>>>
>>>> And we'll call the 32 bit EFI call, so what's the problem?
>>
>> No problem after Fleming's mixed mode is landed.
>>
>>>>
>>>>> So, you didn't mention BOOT_BIOS, if you don't want to add
>> BOOT_BIOS,
>>>>> and you also don't like DMI entires, how do you want to deal with
>> the
>>>>> machines requiring BOOT_BIOS to reboot their machine?
>>>>
>>>> I was planning on ignoring them.
>>>>
>>
>> Well, I'm fine to ignore BOOT_BIOS because I don't have one in hand,
>> but
>> I'll bother you again with the same logic when I have one, heihei.
>> Do you need me to refine the patch to remove BOOT_BIOS?
>>
>>>
>>> I suspect we'll never get away from having a DMI table, if nothing
>> else
>>> because we can't test enough, but the current situation where it
>> seems
>>> like we need to add every since Dell box to the DMI table is clearly
>> broken.
>>>
>>> 	-hpa
>>>
>> Agree, definitely.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> -Aubrey
> 

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