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

From: Hans-Gert Dahmen
Date: Wed Nov 10 2021 - 03:37:53 EST


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

On Tuesday, November 9, 2021 Mauro Lima <mauro.lima@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Sorry, I forgot the links
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> [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@xxxxxxxxxxxxx/
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> Thanks