Do we have a conclusion here now? Thanks, -Aubrey
On 2014/3/3 9:49, Li, Aubrey wrote: > 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...@linux.intel.com> >> 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 >> > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
