Re: [PATCH] Ghost EDD devices in /sys again

[H. Peter Anvin]

Andrey Borzenkov wrote:
> Was it really that simple?
>
> Subject: [PATCH] Fix ghost devices under /sys/firmware/edd
> From: Andrey Borzenkov <arvidjaar@xxxxxxx>
>
> Some BIOSes do not always set CF on error before return from int13.
> The patch adds additional check for status being zero (AH == 0).

Do you have any evidence that there aren't any BIOSes which leave AH != 
0 on legitimate success?  If so, you have turned a nuisance bug into 
something that could cause install failures.

	-hpa
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