On Tue, Oct 22, 2024 at 01:42:26PM +0900, Simon Richter wrote: > On 10/22/24 05:44, Aurelien Jarno wrote: > > > This is a native package useful for the riscv64 port, but which might also > > be > > useful for some arm boards, therefore the goal is to provide the binary as a > > arch:all package. > > I remember the absolute insanity when ACPI was new and we basically assumed > any pre-2000 BIOS would have bad tables, and if you wanted ACPI, you needed > to bring your own tables. > > I do not wish to repeat this experience, and my feeling is that the way the > boot specifications are written for riscv, with every side pushing > responsibility away from themselves, we are going exactly that way.
It's worth noting this is also a problem for ARM64 laptops, not just riscv64 boards; my X13s requires a DTB on the EFI partition to boot successfully. I too would prefer not to undo the progress that has been made from the every board is special days, but here we are. J. -- Purranoia: The fear that your cat is up to something.
