Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S269377AbUI3Rx2 (ORCPT ); Thu, 30 Sep 2004 13:53:28 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S269374AbUI3Rx2 (ORCPT ); Thu, 30 Sep 2004 13:53:28 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([66.187.233.31]:16334 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S269377AbUI3RxM (ORCPT ); Thu, 30 Sep 2004 13:53:12 -0400 Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 13:52:47 -0400 From: Alan Cox To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, torvalds@osdl.org, akpm@osdl.org Subject: PATCH: Kconfig for EDD Message-ID: <20040930175247.GA31128@devserv.devel.redhat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1177 Lines: 22 EDD fails with ACARD scsi devices present (hang on the 16bit bios call at boot) diff -u --new-file --recursive --exclude-from /usr/src/exclude linux.vanilla-2.6.9rc3/drivers/firmware/Kconfig linux-2.6.9rc3/drivers/firmware/Kconfig --- linux.vanilla-2.6.9rc3/drivers/firmware/Kconfig 2004-09-30 15:36:07.507035472 +0100 +++ linux-2.6.9rc3/drivers/firmware/Kconfig 2004-09-30 16:33:46.422200440 +0100 @@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ Services real mode BIOS calls to determine which disk BIOS tries boot from. This information is then exported via sysfs. - This option is experimental, but believed to be safe, - and most disk controller BIOS vendors do not yet implement this feature. + This option is experimental and is known to fail to boot on some + obscure configurations. Most disk controller BIOS vendors do + not yet implement this feature. config EFI_VARS tristate "EFI Variable Support via sysfs" - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/