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SubjectRe: [patch 6/7 v2] passing kexec necessary efi data via setup_data
On Tue, 05 Nov, at 04:20:13PM, dyoung@redhat.com wrote:
> Add a new setup_data type SETUP_EFI for kexec use.
> Passing the saved fw_vendor, runtime, config tables and
> efi runtime mappings.
>
> When entering virtual mode, directly mapping the efi
> runtime ragions which we passed in previously. And skip
> the step to call SetVirtualAddressMap.
>
> Specially for HP z420 workstation it need another variable
> saving, it's the smbios physical address, the HP bios
> also update the SMBIOS address after entering virtual mode
> besides of the standard fw_vendor,runtime and config table.

Does that mean that on some of the platforms you tested the SMBIOS
address isn't updated?

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Matt Fleming, Intel Open Source Technology Center


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