Re: [PATCH -v4] x86: only load initrd above 4g on second try

[Anders Darander]

* Matt Fleming <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> [140906 00:16]:

> On Thu, 04 Sep, at 01:59:05PM, H. Peter Anvin wrote:

> > I am fine with this patch, but at the same time I do want to note that
> > there is an alternative to double-buffer the patch and/or (if that
> > applies to the buggy BIOS) round up the size of the target buffer.

> I took a whack at the double-buffer strategy, and I think the patch is
> conceptually pretty straight forward.

> Could someone try out the following patch? It works around the problem
> on my ASUS machine.

Your patch works around the problem on my Dell machine also. With that
one applied, it boots fine!

Thus, 

Tested-by: Anders Darander <anders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Cheers,
Anders

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