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From:   Hans-Gert Dahmen <hans-gert.dahmen@immu.ne>
Date:   Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:37:36 +0100
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] firmware: export x86_64 platform flash bios region via sysfs
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@gmail.com>
Cc:     Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>,
        "akpm@linux-foundation.org" <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
        "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
        Philipp Deppenwiese <philipp.deppenwiese@immu.ne>,
        Mauro Lima <mauro.lima@eclypsium.com>,
        Richard Hughes <hughsient@gmail.com>,
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Am Mi., 10. Nov. 2021 um 07:35 Uhr schrieb Andy Shevchenko
<andy.shevchenko@gmail.com>:
>
>
>
> On Tuesday, November 9, 2021, Hans-Gert Dahmen <hans-gert.dahmen@immu.ne>=
 wrote:
>>
>> Am Di., 9. Nov. 2021 um 13:42 Uhr schrieb Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundatio=
n.org>:
>> > ...
>> >
>> > Do you have a pointer to these complex and buggy drivers anywhere?
>>
>> I am talking about the linux-mtd intel-spi driver for example, but I
>> feel that this gets the discussion in the wrong direction.
>
>
>
> This is the driver that covers all BIOSes on modern x86\64. What=E2=80=99=
s wrong with it? Why do you need this?!
>
> If it=E2=80=99s buggy, where is the bug reports from you or somebody else=
?
>

Please see Mauro's mail in this thread from yesterday below:

On Tuesday, November 9, 2021 Mauro Lima <mauro.lima@eclypsium.com> wrote:
> Sorry, I forgot the links
>
> [1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1734147/+index?c=
omments=3Dall
> [2] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mtd/20210910211348.642103-1-mauro.lima@=
eclypsium.com/
>
> Thanks