Re: [PATCH] samsung-laptop: Disable if CONFIG_EFI=y

From: Alan Cox
Date: Sun Nov 04 2012 - 14:32:46 EST


> Acked-by: Corentin Chary <corentin.chary@xxxxxxxxx>

This is totally bogus and prevents users build a kernel which can work in
either mode. As such its a regression.

Do the detection check at runtime. If it was booted via EFI then don't
grovel in places you shouldn't. Indeed its possible EFI should reserve
those memory regions ?

Alan
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