[PATCH 05/18] efi: split efi_enabled to efi_platform and efi_loader

2015-01-30 Thread Daniel Kiper
We need more fine grained knowledge about EFI environment and check for EFI platform and EFI loader separately to properly support multiboot2 protocol. In general Xen loaded by this protocol uses memory mappings and loaded modules in simliar way to Xen loaded by multiboot (v1) protocol. Hence, spli

Re: [PATCH 05/18] efi: split efi_enabled to efi_platform and efi_loader

2015-02-20 Thread Jan Beulich
>>> On 30.01.15 at 18:54, wrote: > We need more fine grained knowledge about EFI environment and check > for EFI platform and EFI loader separately to properly support > multiboot2 protocol. ... because of ... (i.e. I can't see from the description what the separation is good for). Looking at the

Re: [PATCH 05/18] efi: split efi_enabled to efi_platform and efi_loader

2015-03-02 Thread Stefano Stabellini
On Fri, 30 Jan 2015, Daniel Kiper wrote: > We need more fine grained knowledge about EFI environment and check > for EFI platform and EFI loader separately to properly support > multiboot2 protocol. In general Xen loaded by this protocol uses > memory mappings and loaded modules in simliar way to X

Re: [PATCH 05/18] efi: split efi_enabled to efi_platform and efi_loader

2015-03-02 Thread Roy Franz
On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 9:21 AM, Stefano Stabellini wrote: > On Fri, 30 Jan 2015, Daniel Kiper wrote: >> We need more fine grained knowledge about EFI environment and check >> for EFI platform and EFI loader separately to properly support >> multiboot2 protocol. In general Xen loaded by this protoc

Re: [PATCH 05/18] efi: split efi_enabled to efi_platform and efi_loader

2015-03-02 Thread Roy Franz
On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 10:43 AM, Roy Franz wrote: > On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 9:21 AM, Stefano Stabellini > wrote: >> On Fri, 30 Jan 2015, Daniel Kiper wrote: >>> We need more fine grained knowledge about EFI environment and check >>> for EFI platform and EFI loader separately to properly support >>

Re: [PATCH 05/18] efi: split efi_enabled to efi_platform and efi_loader

2015-03-03 Thread Jan Beulich
>>> On 03.03.15 at 00:40, wrote: > Reviewing the #ifndef CONFIG_ARM in EFI code, and the efi_enabled > usage elsewhere, > the remaining EFI tasks on ARM look like: > * Support for SetVirtualAddressMap > * Runtime service support - looks like just time function used by x86 > in get_cmos_time() * P

Re: [PATCH 05/18] efi: split efi_enabled to efi_platform and efi_loader

2015-03-27 Thread Daniel Kiper
On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 04:17:35PM +, Jan Beulich wrote: > >>> On 30.01.15 at 18:54, wrote: > > We need more fine grained knowledge about EFI environment and check > > for EFI platform and EFI loader separately to properly support > > multiboot2 protocol. > > ... because of ... (i.e. I can't s

Re: [PATCH 05/18] efi: split efi_enabled to efi_platform and efi_loader

2015-03-27 Thread Jan Beulich
>>> On 27.03.15 at 14:32, wrote: > On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 04:17:35PM +, Jan Beulich wrote: >> >>> On 30.01.15 at 18:54, wrote: >> > We need more fine grained knowledge about EFI environment and check >> > for EFI platform and EFI loader separately to properly support >> > multiboot2 protocol

Re: [PATCH 05/18] efi: split efi_enabled to efi_platform and efi_loader

2015-03-27 Thread Andrew Cooper
On 27/03/15 13:43, Jan Beulich wrote: On 27.03.15 at 14:32, wrote: On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 04:17:35PM +, Jan Beulich wrote: On 30.01.15 at 18:54, wrote: We need more fine grained knowledge about EFI environment and check for EFI platform and EFI loader separately to properly support mult

Re: [PATCH 05/18] efi: split efi_enabled to efi_platform and efi_loader

2015-03-27 Thread Jan Beulich
>>> On 27.03.15 at 14:53, wrote: > On 27/03/15 13:43, Jan Beulich wrote: > On 27.03.15 at 14:32, wrote: >>> On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 04:17:35PM +, Jan Beulich wrote: >>> On 30.01.15 at 18:54, wrote: > We need more fine grained knowledge about EFI environment and check > for EF

Re: [PATCH 05/18] efi: split efi_enabled to efi_platform and efi_loader

2015-03-27 Thread Lennart Sorensen
On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 02:04:22PM +, Jan Beulich wrote: > >>> On 27.03.15 at 14:53, wrote: > > On 27/03/15 13:43, Jan Beulich wrote: > > On 27.03.15 at 14:32, wrote: > >>> On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 04:17:35PM +, Jan Beulich wrote: > >>> On 30.01.15 at 18:54, wrote: > > We need

Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 05/18] efi: split efi_enabled to efi_platform and efi_loader

2015-03-27 Thread Jan Beulich
>>> On 27.03.15 at 15:09, wrote: > On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 02:04:22PM +, Jan Beulich wrote: >> >>> On 27.03.15 at 14:53, wrote: >> > On 27/03/15 13:43, Jan Beulich wrote: >> > On 27.03.15 at 14:32, wrote: >> >>> On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 04:17:35PM +, Jan Beulich wrote: >> >>> On 3

Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 05/18] efi: split efi_enabled to efi_platform and efi_loader

2015-03-27 Thread Lennart Sorensen
On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 02:19:44PM +, Jan Beulich wrote: > >>> On 27.03.15 at 15:09, wrote: > > On Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 02:04:22PM +, Jan Beulich wrote: > >> >>> On 27.03.15 at 14:53, wrote: > >> > On 27/03/15 13:43, Jan Beulich wrote: > >> > On 27.03.15 at 14:32, wrote: > >> >>> On