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SubjectRe: [PATCH] x86/efi-bgrt: remove the check of the version field
On 08/18/16 at 09:41pm, Matt Fleming wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Aug, at 01:44:13PM, Dave Young wrote:
> >
> > Could we add some quirk for these broken hardware instead of changing
> > the normal code?
>
> I'd prefer not to do that if possible. Due to the way that the BIOS
> ecosystem works, this kind of broken firmware spreads across the
> industry, appearing in newer versions of products from the same vendor
> and even products from different vendors.
>
> Continuously updating a quirks table as additional broken platforms
> are discovered simply does not scale.

Ok, I assumed that they are limited like one point in the web url
http://wiki.osdev.org/Broken_UEFI_implementations

But I arm probably wrong like you said. Please ignore the comment then.

Thanks
Dave

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