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Re: [PATCH-4.16 v2] xen/efi: Fix Grub2 boot on arm64


  • To: Ian Jackson <iwj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • From: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2021 17:11:44 +0100
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  • Cc: Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@xxxxxxxxxx>, Julien Grall <julien@xxxxxxx>, Bertrand Marquis <bertrand.marquis@xxxxxxx>, wei.chen@xxxxxxx, Volodymyr Babchuk <Volodymyr_Babchuk@xxxxxxxx>, Xen-devel <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Luca Fancellu <luca.fancellu@xxxxxxx>
  • Delivery-date: Tue, 16 Nov 2021 16:11:57 +0000
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On 16.11.2021 16:08, Ian Jackson wrote:
> Luca Fancellu writes ("Re: [PATCH-4.16 v2] xen/efi: Fix Grub2 boot on arm64"):
>>> On 15 Nov 2021, at 22:00, Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> On Mon, 15 Nov 2021, Julien Grall wrote:
>>>> That would indeed be better. I'd like this patch to be merged in 4.16. 
>>>> Would
>>>> you be able to send a new version in the next couple of days?
>>>
>>> I'd love that too; adding Ian so that he is aware.
>>
>> Hi, yes I will prepare it and push very soon.
> 
> Can someone explain to me what is going on here in management-level-speak ?
> I have read the thread and, as far as I can tell:
> 
> There was an actual regression with Grub2 on ARM64.  This was fixed by
> 9bc9fff04ba0 "xen/efi: Fix Grub2 boot on arm64" (committed on the 5th
> of Novwmber).
> 
> But there are some objections to parts of that patch, from Jan.  It is
> not clear to me what the status of those objections is.
> 
> Was I wrong to think that Jan had given an R-b ?  Had it been
> withdrawn ?  I apologise if I committed a patch I shouldn't have.

FTAOD that patch was fine to commit afaic. My concerns were addressed,
but further concerns had been left pending.

Jan




 


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