Re: [PATCH] x86, efi: change name of efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter to efi_storage_paranoia

2013-11-21 Thread joeyli
於 四,2013-11-21 於 17:53 +0800,joeyli 提到: > 於 四,2013-11-21 於 18:13 +0900,Yasuaki Ishimatsu 提到: > > (2013/11/20 17:08), joeyli wrote: > > > 於 三,2013-11-20 於 15:26 +0900,Yasuaki Ishimatsu 提到: > > >> (2013/11/19 12:16), Madper Xie wrote: > > >>> > > >>> isimatu.yasu...@jp.fujitsu.com writes: > > >>> >

Re: [PATCH] x86, efi: change name of efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter to efi_storage_paranoia

2013-11-21 Thread joeyli
於 四,2013-11-21 於 18:13 +0900,Yasuaki Ishimatsu 提到: > (2013/11/20 17:08), joeyli wrote: > > 於 三,2013-11-20 於 15:26 +0900,Yasuaki Ishimatsu 提到: > >> (2013/11/19 12:16), Madper Xie wrote: > >>> > >>> isimatu.yasu...@jp.fujitsu.com writes: > >>> > Hi Matt, > > Sorry for late the reply.

Re: [PATCH] x86, efi: change name of efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter to efi_storage_paranoia

2013-11-21 Thread Yasuaki Ishimatsu
(2013/11/20 17:08), joeyli wrote: 於 三,2013-11-20 於 15:26 +0900,Yasuaki Ishimatsu 提到: (2013/11/19 12:16), Madper Xie wrote: isimatu.yasu...@jp.fujitsu.com writes: Hi Matt, Sorry for late the reply. (2013/11/11 19:54), Matt Fleming wrote: On Mon, 11 Nov, at 05:52:59PM, Yasuaki Ishimatsu

Re: [PATCH] x86, efi: change name of efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter to efi_storage_paranoia

2013-11-21 Thread Yasuaki Ishimatsu
(2013/11/20 17:08), joeyli wrote: 於 三,2013-11-20 於 15:26 +0900,Yasuaki Ishimatsu 提到: (2013/11/19 12:16), Madper Xie wrote: isimatu.yasu...@jp.fujitsu.com writes: Hi Matt, Sorry for late the reply. (2013/11/11 19:54), Matt Fleming wrote: On Mon, 11 Nov, at 05:52:59PM, Yasuaki Ishimatsu

Re: [PATCH] x86, efi: change name of efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter to efi_storage_paranoia

2013-11-21 Thread joeyli
於 四,2013-11-21 於 18:13 +0900,Yasuaki Ishimatsu 提到: (2013/11/20 17:08), joeyli wrote: 於 三,2013-11-20 於 15:26 +0900,Yasuaki Ishimatsu 提到: (2013/11/19 12:16), Madper Xie wrote: isimatu.yasu...@jp.fujitsu.com writes: Hi Matt, Sorry for late the reply. (2013/11/11 19:54), Matt

Re: [PATCH] x86, efi: change name of efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter to efi_storage_paranoia

2013-11-21 Thread joeyli
於 四,2013-11-21 於 17:53 +0800,joeyli 提到: 於 四,2013-11-21 於 18:13 +0900,Yasuaki Ishimatsu 提到: (2013/11/20 17:08), joeyli wrote: 於 三,2013-11-20 於 15:26 +0900,Yasuaki Ishimatsu 提到: (2013/11/19 12:16), Madper Xie wrote: isimatu.yasu...@jp.fujitsu.com writes: Hi Matt, Sorry for

Re: [PATCH] x86, efi: change name of efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter to efi_storage_paranoia

2013-11-20 Thread joeyli
於 三,2013-11-20 於 15:26 +0900,Yasuaki Ishimatsu 提到: > (2013/11/19 12:16), Madper Xie wrote: > > > > isimatu.yasu...@jp.fujitsu.com writes: > > > >> Hi Matt, > >> > >> Sorry for late the reply. > >> > >> > >> (2013/11/11 19:54), Matt Fleming wrote: > >>> On Mon, 11 Nov, at 05:52:59PM, Yasuaki

Re: [PATCH] x86, efi: change name of efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter to efi_storage_paranoia

2013-11-20 Thread joeyli
於 三,2013-11-20 於 15:26 +0900,Yasuaki Ishimatsu 提到: (2013/11/19 12:16), Madper Xie wrote: isimatu.yasu...@jp.fujitsu.com writes: Hi Matt, Sorry for late the reply. (2013/11/11 19:54), Matt Fleming wrote: On Mon, 11 Nov, at 05:52:59PM, Yasuaki Ishimatsu wrote: Hi Matt, I

Re: [PATCH] x86, efi: change name of efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter to efi_storage_paranoia

2013-11-19 Thread Yasuaki Ishimatsu
(2013/11/19 12:16), Madper Xie wrote: > > isimatu.yasu...@jp.fujitsu.com writes: > >> Hi Matt, >> >> Sorry for late the reply. >> >> >> (2013/11/11 19:54), Matt Fleming wrote: >>> On Mon, 11 Nov, at 05:52:59PM, Yasuaki Ishimatsu wrote: Hi Matt, I uses FUJITSU's x86 box. This

Re: [PATCH] x86, efi: change name of efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter to efi_storage_paranoia

2013-11-19 Thread Yasuaki Ishimatsu
(2013/11/19 12:16), Madper Xie wrote: isimatu.yasu...@jp.fujitsu.com writes: Hi Matt, Sorry for late the reply. (2013/11/11 19:54), Matt Fleming wrote: On Mon, 11 Nov, at 05:52:59PM, Yasuaki Ishimatsu wrote: Hi Matt, I uses FUJITSU's x86 box. This does not become bricked even if I

Re: [PATCH] x86, efi: change name of efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter to efi_storage_paranoia

2013-11-18 Thread Madper Xie
isimatu.yasu...@jp.fujitsu.com writes: > Hi Matt, > > Sorry for late the reply. > > > (2013/11/11 19:54), Matt Fleming wrote: >> On Mon, 11 Nov, at 05:52:59PM, Yasuaki Ishimatsu wrote: >>> Hi Matt, >>> >>> I uses FUJITSU's x86 box. >>> This does not become bricked even if I use all efi variable

Re: [PATCH] x86, efi: change name of efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter to efi_storage_paranoia

2013-11-18 Thread Yasuaki Ishimatsu
Hi Matt, Sorry for late the reply. (2013/11/11 19:54), Matt Fleming wrote: On Mon, 11 Nov, at 05:52:59PM, Yasuaki Ishimatsu wrote: Hi Matt, I uses FUJITSU's x86 box. This does not become bricked even if I use all efi variable storage. Thus I want a way to not need to specify

Re: [PATCH] x86, efi: change name of efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter to efi_storage_paranoia

2013-11-18 Thread Yasuaki Ishimatsu
Hi Matt, Sorry for late the reply. (2013/11/11 19:54), Matt Fleming wrote: On Mon, 11 Nov, at 05:52:59PM, Yasuaki Ishimatsu wrote: Hi Matt, I uses FUJITSU's x86 box. This does not become bricked even if I use all efi variable storage. Thus I want a way to not need to specify

Re: [PATCH] x86, efi: change name of efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter to efi_storage_paranoia

2013-11-18 Thread Madper Xie
isimatu.yasu...@jp.fujitsu.com writes: Hi Matt, Sorry for late the reply. (2013/11/11 19:54), Matt Fleming wrote: On Mon, 11 Nov, at 05:52:59PM, Yasuaki Ishimatsu wrote: Hi Matt, I uses FUJITSU's x86 box. This does not become bricked even if I use all efi variable storage. Thus I

Re: [PATCH] x86, efi: change name of efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter to efi_storage_paranoia

2013-11-11 Thread Matt Fleming
On Mon, 11 Nov, at 05:52:59PM, Yasuaki Ishimatsu wrote: > Hi Matt, > > I uses FUJITSU's x86 box. > This does not become bricked even if I use all efi variable storage. > Thus I want a way to not need to specify efi_no_storage_paranoia > parameter. The efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter was

Re: [PATCH] x86, efi: change name of efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter to efi_storage_paranoia

2013-11-11 Thread Madper Xie
Howdy Yasuaki, I know some boxes with small NVRAM (less than 64kb?) will meet many issues if we always keep ~5kb free space. But if we really do not keep some free space as default, many box will become a brick. (In fact, I just fixed a bricked dell xps 8500 last week. 5kb is not enough

Re: [PATCH] x86, efi: change name of efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter to efi_storage_paranoia

2013-11-11 Thread Yasuaki Ishimatsu
Hi Matt, I uses FUJITSU's x86 box. This does not become bricked even if I use all efi variable storage. Thus I want a way to not need to specify efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter. Thanks, Yasuaki Ishimatsu (2013/11/08 23:34), Matt Fleming wrote: On Fri, 08 Nov, at 07:32:51PM, Yasuaki

Re: [PATCH] x86, efi: change name of efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter to efi_storage_paranoia

2013-11-11 Thread Yasuaki Ishimatsu
Hi Matt, I uses FUJITSU's x86 box. This does not become bricked even if I use all efi variable storage. Thus I want a way to not need to specify efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter. Thanks, Yasuaki Ishimatsu (2013/11/08 23:34), Matt Fleming wrote: On Fri, 08 Nov, at 07:32:51PM, Yasuaki

Re: [PATCH] x86, efi: change name of efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter to efi_storage_paranoia

2013-11-11 Thread Madper Xie
Howdy Yasuaki, I know some boxes with small NVRAM (less than 64kb?) will meet many issues if we always keep ~5kb free space. But if we really do not keep some free space as default, many box will become a brick. (In fact, I just fixed a bricked dell xps 8500 last week. 5kb is not enough

Re: [PATCH] x86, efi: change name of efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter to efi_storage_paranoia

2013-11-11 Thread Matt Fleming
On Mon, 11 Nov, at 05:52:59PM, Yasuaki Ishimatsu wrote: Hi Matt, I uses FUJITSU's x86 box. This does not become bricked even if I use all efi variable storage. Thus I want a way to not need to specify efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter. The efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter was introduced

Re: [PATCH] x86, efi: change name of efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter to efi_storage_paranoia

2013-11-08 Thread Matt Fleming
On Fri, 08 Nov, at 07:32:51PM, Yasuaki Ishimatsu wrote: > > Everything started with an issue that killed Samsung laptops: > > http://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/22855.html > > > > Later it was found that if you write too much into UEFI variables many > > UEFI implementations will do bad things. > >

Re: [PATCH] x86, efi: change name of efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter to efi_storage_paranoia

2013-11-08 Thread Yasuaki Ishimatsu
(2013/11/08 19:29), Richard Weinberger wrote: > Am 08.11.2013 11:25, schrieb Yasuaki Ishimatsu: >> (2013/11/08 18:37), Richard Weinberger wrote: >>> Am 08.11.2013 10:34, schrieb Yasuaki Ishimatsu: (2013/11/08 17:05), Richard Weinberger wrote: > Am 08.11.2013 08:33, schrieb Yasuaki

Re: [PATCH] x86, efi: change name of efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter to efi_storage_paranoia

2013-11-08 Thread Richard Weinberger
Am 08.11.2013 11:25, schrieb Yasuaki Ishimatsu: > (2013/11/08 18:37), Richard Weinberger wrote: >> Am 08.11.2013 10:34, schrieb Yasuaki Ishimatsu: >>> (2013/11/08 17:05), Richard Weinberger wrote: Am 08.11.2013 08:33, schrieb Yasuaki Ishimatsu: > By following works, my system very often

Re: [PATCH] x86, efi: change name of efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter to efi_storage_paranoia

2013-11-08 Thread Yasuaki Ishimatsu
(2013/11/08 18:37), Richard Weinberger wrote: > Am 08.11.2013 10:34, schrieb Yasuaki Ishimatsu: >> (2013/11/08 17:05), Richard Weinberger wrote: >>> Am 08.11.2013 08:33, schrieb Yasuaki Ishimatsu: By following works, my system very often fails set_variable() to set new variable to efi

Re: [PATCH] x86, efi: change name of efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter to efi_storage_paranoia

2013-11-08 Thread Richard Weinberger
Am 08.11.2013 10:34, schrieb Yasuaki Ishimatsu: > (2013/11/08 17:05), Richard Weinberger wrote: >> Am 08.11.2013 08:33, schrieb Yasuaki Ishimatsu: >>> By following works, my system very often fails set_variable() to set new >>> variable to efi variable storage and shows "efivars: set_variable()

Re: [PATCH] x86, efi: change name of efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter to efi_storage_paranoia

2013-11-08 Thread Yasuaki Ishimatsu
(2013/11/08 17:05), Richard Weinberger wrote: > Am 08.11.2013 08:33, schrieb Yasuaki Ishimatsu: >> By following works, my system very often fails set_variable() to set new >> variable to efi variable storage and shows "efivars: set_variable() failed: >> status=-28" message. >> >> - commit

Re: [PATCH] x86, efi: change name of efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter to efi_storage_paranoia

2013-11-08 Thread Madper Xie
rich...@nod.at writes: > Am 08.11.2013 08:33, schrieb Yasuaki Ishimatsu: >> >> According to above works, efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter was prepared >> for sane UEFI which can do gc and fulfills spec. But why need a system >> with a sane UEFI set the parameter? It is wrong. A system with a

Re: [PATCH] x86, efi: change name of efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter to efi_storage_paranoia

2013-11-08 Thread Richard Weinberger
Am 08.11.2013 08:33, schrieb Yasuaki Ishimatsu: > By following works, my system very often fails set_variable() to set new > variable to efi variable storage and shows "efivars: set_variable() failed: > status=-28" message. > > - commit 31ff2f20d9003e74991d135f56e503fe776c127c > efi:

Re: [PATCH] x86, efi: change name of efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter to efi_storage_paranoia

2013-11-08 Thread Richard Weinberger
Am 08.11.2013 08:33, schrieb Yasuaki Ishimatsu: By following works, my system very often fails set_variable() to set new variable to efi variable storage and shows efivars: set_variable() failed: status=-28 message. - commit 31ff2f20d9003e74991d135f56e503fe776c127c efi: Distinguish

Re: [PATCH] x86, efi: change name of efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter to efi_storage_paranoia

2013-11-08 Thread Madper Xie
rich...@nod.at writes: Am 08.11.2013 08:33, schrieb Yasuaki Ishimatsu: According to above works, efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter was prepared for sane UEFI which can do gc and fulfills spec. But why need a system with a sane UEFI set the parameter? It is wrong. A system with a broken

Re: [PATCH] x86, efi: change name of efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter to efi_storage_paranoia

2013-11-08 Thread Yasuaki Ishimatsu
(2013/11/08 17:05), Richard Weinberger wrote: Am 08.11.2013 08:33, schrieb Yasuaki Ishimatsu: By following works, my system very often fails set_variable() to set new variable to efi variable storage and shows efivars: set_variable() failed: status=-28 message. - commit

Re: [PATCH] x86, efi: change name of efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter to efi_storage_paranoia

2013-11-08 Thread Richard Weinberger
Am 08.11.2013 10:34, schrieb Yasuaki Ishimatsu: (2013/11/08 17:05), Richard Weinberger wrote: Am 08.11.2013 08:33, schrieb Yasuaki Ishimatsu: By following works, my system very often fails set_variable() to set new variable to efi variable storage and shows efivars: set_variable() failed:

Re: [PATCH] x86, efi: change name of efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter to efi_storage_paranoia

2013-11-08 Thread Yasuaki Ishimatsu
(2013/11/08 18:37), Richard Weinberger wrote: Am 08.11.2013 10:34, schrieb Yasuaki Ishimatsu: (2013/11/08 17:05), Richard Weinberger wrote: Am 08.11.2013 08:33, schrieb Yasuaki Ishimatsu: By following works, my system very often fails set_variable() to set new variable to efi variable storage

Re: [PATCH] x86, efi: change name of efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter to efi_storage_paranoia

2013-11-08 Thread Richard Weinberger
Am 08.11.2013 11:25, schrieb Yasuaki Ishimatsu: (2013/11/08 18:37), Richard Weinberger wrote: Am 08.11.2013 10:34, schrieb Yasuaki Ishimatsu: (2013/11/08 17:05), Richard Weinberger wrote: Am 08.11.2013 08:33, schrieb Yasuaki Ishimatsu: By following works, my system very often fails

Re: [PATCH] x86, efi: change name of efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter to efi_storage_paranoia

2013-11-08 Thread Yasuaki Ishimatsu
(2013/11/08 19:29), Richard Weinberger wrote: Am 08.11.2013 11:25, schrieb Yasuaki Ishimatsu: (2013/11/08 18:37), Richard Weinberger wrote: Am 08.11.2013 10:34, schrieb Yasuaki Ishimatsu: (2013/11/08 17:05), Richard Weinberger wrote: Am 08.11.2013 08:33, schrieb Yasuaki Ishimatsu: By

Re: [PATCH] x86, efi: change name of efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter to efi_storage_paranoia

2013-11-08 Thread Matt Fleming
On Fri, 08 Nov, at 07:32:51PM, Yasuaki Ishimatsu wrote: Everything started with an issue that killed Samsung laptops: http://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/22855.html Later it was found that if you write too much into UEFI variables many UEFI implementations will do bad things. Thanks for the

[PATCH] x86, efi: change name of efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter to efi_storage_paranoia

2013-11-07 Thread Yasuaki Ishimatsu
By following works, my system very often fails set_variable() to set new variable to efi variable storage and shows "efivars: set_variable() failed: status=-28" message. - commit 31ff2f20d9003e74991d135f56e503fe776c127c efi: Distinguish between "remaining space" and actually used space -

[PATCH] x86, efi: change name of efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter to efi_storage_paranoia

2013-11-07 Thread Yasuaki Ishimatsu
By following works, my system very often fails set_variable() to set new variable to efi variable storage and shows efivars: set_variable() failed: status=-28 message. - commit 31ff2f20d9003e74991d135f56e503fe776c127c efi: Distinguish between remaining space and actually used space - commit