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Re: [PATCH] efi/capsule: Make efi_capsule_pending() lockless

From Matt Fleming <matt@codeblueprint.co.uk>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [PATCH] efi/capsule: Make efi_capsule_pending() lockless
Date 2016-05-05 16:40 +0200
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On Thu, 05 May, at 02:27:16PM, Kweh, Hock Leong wrote:
> 
> If not mistaken, the EFI firmware will not update a partially uploaded binary due to checksum error.
> User is required to re-update the efi capsule again on the next boot up.

Ah, so the capsule is only processed by the firmware after rebooting?
That makes sense and alleviates my concerns about rebooting while in
the middle of efi_capsule_update().

Thanks Wilson!

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[PATCH] efi/capsule: Make efi_capsule_pending() lockless Matt Fleming <matt@codeblueprint.co.uk> - 2016-05-01 00:20 +0200
  Re: [PATCH] efi/capsule: Make efi_capsule_pending() lockless Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de> - 2016-05-03 11:10 +0200
    Re: [PATCH] efi/capsule: Make efi_capsule_pending() lockless Matt Fleming <matt@codeblueprint.co.uk> - 2016-05-03 16:20 +0200
      Re: [PATCH] efi/capsule: Make efi_capsule_pending() lockless Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de> - 2016-05-04 11:40 +0200
        Re: [PATCH] efi/capsule: Make efi_capsule_pending() lockless Matt Fleming <matt@codeblueprint.co.uk> - 2016-05-04 13:50 +0200
          Re: [PATCH] efi/capsule: Make efi_capsule_pending() lockless Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de> - 2016-05-04 14:30 +0200
            Re: [PATCH] efi/capsule: Make efi_capsule_pending() lockless Matt Fleming <matt@codeblueprint.co.uk> - 2016-05-04 15:40 +0200
            Re: [PATCH] efi/capsule: Make efi_capsule_pending() lockless Matt Fleming <matt@codeblueprint.co.uk> - 2016-05-04 16:40 +0200
              RE: [PATCH] efi/capsule: Make efi_capsule_pending() lockless "Kweh, Hock Leong" <hock.leong.kweh@intel.com> - 2016-05-05 16:30 +0200
                Re: [PATCH] efi/capsule: Make efi_capsule_pending() lockless Matt Fleming <matt@codeblueprint.co.uk> - 2016-05-05 16:40 +0200
                Re: [PATCH] efi/capsule: Make efi_capsule_pending() lockless One Thousand Gnomes <gnomes@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> - 2016-05-05 17:00 +0200
                Re: [PATCH] efi/capsule: Make efi_capsule_pending() lockless Bryan O'Donoghue <pure.logic@nexus-software.ie> - 2016-05-06 03:40 +0200

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