Re: [BUG] Linux 3.14 fails to boot with new EFI changes

From: Matt Fleming
Date: Fri Jan 31 2014 - 03:04:56 EST


On Thu, 30 Jan, at 04:19:50PM, Alex Thorlton wrote:
> Re-adding lkml.

Also add linux-efi.

> The quick answer is I think it is a virtual address, because
> it does not work in physical mode. If you ever see "virtefi"
> on the RHEL bootline it is because RH switched the default
> to physical mode, which caused UV to not boot. "virtefi"
> forced it back to virtual mode.

Do you have details of the failure, links to bug reports? Is it a
limitation of the firmware?

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Matt Fleming, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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