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SubjectRe: [PATCH] Ghost EDD devices in /sys again
Andrey Borzenkov wrote:
>
> Was it really that simple?
>
> Subject: [PATCH] Fix ghost devices under /sys/firmware/edd
> From: Andrey Borzenkov <arvidjaar@mail.ru>
>
> Some BIOSes do not always set CF on error before return from int13.
> The patch adds additional check for status being zero (AH == 0).
>

Do you have any evidence that there aren't any BIOSes which leave AH !=
0 on legitimate success? If so, you have turned a nuisance bug into
something that could cause install failures.

-hpa


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