Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752421AbdCAPDV (ORCPT ); Wed, 1 Mar 2017 10:03:21 -0500 Received: from mail-yw0-f175.google.com ([209.85.161.175]:36784 "EHLO mail-yw0-f175.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751563AbdCAPC0 (ORCPT ); Wed, 1 Mar 2017 10:02:26 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: <5da59d02-d299-f5c7-48fa-a67bdd017252@siemens.com> <20170228121255.GD28416@codeblueprint.co.uk> <20170228122947.GE28416@codeblueprint.co.uk> <1fb1a428-672b-be4b-e05b-4363c4b286dd@nexus-software.ie> From: Andy Shevchenko Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2017 16:55:16 +0200 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] efi: Enhance capsule loader to support signed Quark images To: "Bryan O'Donoghue" Cc: Ard Biesheuvel , Matt Fleming , Jan Kiszka , "Kweh, Hock Leong" , "linux-efi@vger.kernel.org" , Linux Kernel Mailing List , Borislav Petkov , "Ong, Boon Leong" , "Mok, Tze Siong" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1021 Lines: 34 On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 4:02 PM, Bryan O'Donoghue wrote: >>> So, summarize, you state that >>> 1. CONFIG_SMP=y and >>> 2. CONFIG_M686=y and >>> 3. Kernel works on Quark >>> >>> Is it correct? >> Logically yes. It's a very long time since I looked in detail. No harm >> in checking it out though. >> >> I'll compile up the above kernel this evening (GMT) and verify. > CONFIG_SMP=y - no difference - like I say it's PF# on lock prefix > instructions, not SMP=y that's the problem here > CONFIG_M686=y (doesnt' boot) > CONFIG_M586TSC=y does boot > So yes M686 is not bootable on this part. My point to you about having a > custom kernel though still stands, you shouldn't have to compile a quark > specific kernel - just a 586TSC kernel with Quark support. ... which is not default. That's my point. > For example CentOS is bootable on Quark. Because someone there took care of it. (I think being i586 compatible binaries as well) -- With Best Regards, Andy Shevchenko