Re: [PATCH] Remove warning in efi_enter_virtual_mode V2

From: H. Peter Anvin
Date: Fri Apr 19 2013 - 02:01:02 EST


The only real use for command line options is to be able to get users to test something during troubleshooting.

Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 11:05:41PM +0100, Bryan O'Donoghue wrote:
>> Some EFI BIOS stores BGRT data in the wrong place and some EFI based
>> BIOS also requires mapping of boot code/data when doing
>> efi_enter_virtual_mode.
>>
>> Current code in efi_enter_virtual_mode maps both EFI_RUNTIME_MEMORY
>and
>> BIOS boot code/data.
>>
>> This patch gives the option to switch off that behavior - if your
>BIOS
>> has neither BGRT - nor bugs that require mapping of EFI boot
>code/data
>
>No, never add new boot options, no users, or distros, know to set them.
>Isn't there some way we can dynamically determine this instead?
>
>thanks,
>
>greg k-h

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