[PATCH 0/4] x86: UV runtime bios calls

[Russ Anderson]

[PATCH 0/4] x86: UV runtime bios calls

Purpose: 
	Create an interface to allow calls into bios to return platform
	specific information.  The interface adds a new EFI runtime call
	for OEMs.  EFI provides a mechanism for defining runtime calls 
	to firmware routines.  This patchset builds on the EFI mechanism
	to provide access to those firmware routines.

Version 3 changes:
	Add function (oem) to efi_runtime_services_t, replacing uv_systab.
	Use efi_call_virt<n>.
	Remove efi_call<n> stubs.


Version 2 changes:
	Add uv_systab to efi struct.
	Define efi_call* stubs in include/asm-x86/uv/bios.h.
	Made symbols EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL().
	Added check for failure on sysfs_create_file() calls.
	Other code style changes.


Patches:
	uv_efi_bios:	Add function (oem) to efi_runtime_services_t.

	uv_bios_common:	Add the EFI callback function using the EFI oem
			runtime function.  Create associated wrapper code.

	uv_bios_call_partition: Add call to get partitioning related info.

	uv_sysfs:	Create sysfs entrys in /sys/firmware/sgi_uv/ for
			partitioning related information.

Implementation comments:

	This patch adds a new EFI runtime function (oem).

	The location in sysfs (/sys/firmware/sgi_uv/) is based on
	community feedback.  The interface is documented in
	Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-firmware-sgi_uv.

	If EFI is not configured (CONFIG_EFI), the calls will return -ENOSYS.
	If run on a system with a bios that does not support EFI UV, the
	calls will return -ENOSYS.

	Paul Jackson assisted in the development of this code.
	
-- 
Russ Anderson, OS RAS/Partitioning Project Lead  
SGI - Silicon Graphics Inc          rja@xxxxxxx
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