X-Original-To: alpine-devel@lists.alpinelinux.org Received: from mail-qt0-f182.google.com (mail-qt0-f182.google.com [209.85.216.182]) by lists.alpinelinux.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BC9F95C05A9 for ; Wed, 24 Jan 2018 14:45:05 +0000 (GMT) Received: by mail-qt0-f182.google.com with SMTP id s39so10845298qth.7 for ; Wed, 24 Jan 2018 06:45:05 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=cZWE3qey2zbpRkIqyPYHGVAYnHvCGQ3d+i58zL3cKDo=; b=WfKRt7wd0VObbEyaI8rNA6zuFPbtzmHVUV60hJ+tP+dRL1+R5zE8fIPH3+ht6r/ssK Ug1hkGGqPx0ixKHoW5XiHFvLYYq98M1dVwUZ615OXOifHyxiweutxOIguoSZmB3/UUW6 pdH7SgnlPYTCmRWP0Z4yrC2udU9tvSnILZ/JS90NFl3GxJumzcc/L4utb0n1kpC+2QpH 4V0+fQgc+lFZ57+2mKoM20vsbU+NVWwTyPdNCbhLAuZv44JZwE1552KjLzBFkJLc2+Z9 lMb3CLjx4NCFscsCPWw8E8b92fSVmrmFPfBE6acWze8Sk1w1o6F+XKrhqmBcycEAYEBR Vytw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=cZWE3qey2zbpRkIqyPYHGVAYnHvCGQ3d+i58zL3cKDo=; b=YkNGlYhPf4Ft8X6X7CHHW5afki2WrRcNHMCn2bigXYtFMsWrB0f7zlI8lF/gKj7Fn8 7FQnD3VulmJEPgmGEJZDyMpU+NUVZlptAbnGYvv6HS8nPYVOxHkPYLP/fVRLXrQYCTIm V9PHAOa3dt90ZN4NPkjIA7DluHAs6IcETHxKF8C9fmtuECo/miLd4XzyyFN52hcX4EO/ U0T3trAsJiOMOQy3dYi1YyXhdoQHVooIPQZgmEaonGa4D0Hm+GTOyDc6Yj1Z7aJAc19x fj3NT5s0b6ZgwLHTDvOGjcjSuqxcm4JgNbKMy6gGT66FRypIz11oUv3FKgtsaaUmqbIO FD/A== X-Gm-Message-State: AKwxytcnhSokRlNvTU/bx7Q8d/sQ2n7cxH6qqdUj2o6MjdPSbdQSaxO8 8cShl8LDY/A0KFKwQWjjXrmWW4xVFOEyubjuwSfiRw== X-Google-Smtp-Source: AH8x226u9tfNNNyFPEgN3aOIPPZ0mUN3gZbXdud17ItBIJRLJTgR8452DVYgU+Pcf34KKY8xi7VhvzVB3rgsJiLRuXw= X-Received: by 10.55.95.198 with SMTP id t189mr9226360qkb.273.1516805105237; Wed, 24 Jan 2018 06:45:05 -0800 (PST) X-Mailinglist: alpine-devel Precedence: list List-Id: Alpine Development List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.12.149.67 with HTTP; Wed, 24 Jan 2018 06:45:04 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <077C1C38-46BE-49BA-A3A6-977E8D3B2173@nrv-linux.io> References: <477ee064-062f-9f0b-b55d-9fb4df02fbeb@adelielinux.org> <077C1C38-46BE-49BA-A3A6-977E8D3B2173@nrv-linux.io> From: Lucas Ramage Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2018 09:45:04 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [alpine-devel] efivar,efibootmgr: stabilization on all architectures To: alpine-devel@lists.alpinelinux.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="94eb2c0554c07dc24b056386b5af" --94eb2c0554c07dc24b056386b5af Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >> I only have ppc64 (not le), but I can tell you from experience that no >> POWER or PowerPC system released by IBM, Freescale, Sony, Amiga, Apple, >> etc use EFI. I also was not aware of this, but apparently someone out there is using it based on this commit from Github, [testing/efivar: enable build on ppc64le]( https://github.com/alpinelinux/aports/commit/845248e11ee87446dbee1c4b4b01e2= 47d9512598#diff-6110a0e63db2f6ffdb1bca6ca8cb5349 ) As I said before, I only have x86/x86_64 hardware so that's all that I can test. But I do not want to drop architectures if people need them. > I have an aarch64 system that uses UEFI that I can test with. Awesome, Michael. Thanks for your help! On Tue, Jan 23, 2018 at 7:36 PM, Michael Davies wrote: > Hi, > > I have an aarch64 system that uses UEFI that I can test with. My > experience with EFI on arm is that it=E2=80=99s even more fickle than on = x86, so if > possible it would be good to test on several platforms. This system is a > gigabyte mt30-gs0 board with a cavium thunderx chip. I=E2=80=99ll test ou= t alpine > on it this weekend. > > Regards, > Michael > > > On 24 Jan 2018, at 11:00 am, A. Wilcox wrote: > > > >> On 01/23/18 09:54, Lucas Ramage wrote: > >> Hello, > >> > >> I would like to get these two packages into main but I need help testi= ng > >> all of the different architectures. > >> > >> I have x86_64, x86 covered as those are fairly standard these days and= I > >> have plenty of hardware to test them on, but I do not have a way to te= st > >> any of the following: > >> > >> - ppc64le > > > > > > I only have ppc64 (not le), but I can tell you from experience that no > > POWER or PowerPC system released by IBM, Freescale, Sony, Amiga, Apple, > > etc use EFI. > > > > Most use either OpenFirmware (incl. SLOF) or proprietary firmware. The > > newer IBM (and compatible) machines use OPAL. > > > > Therefore, the packages should really be arch=3D"x86 x86_64 aarch64" on= ly. > > (Maybe armhf? I'm unaware of any 32-bit ARM SoCs that use [U]EFI > > besides the HTC One M8 Windows Edition, which can't be flashed with > > Linux or Android.) > > > > Best, > > --arw > > > > > > -- > > A. Wilcox (awilfox) > > Project Lead, Ad=C3=A9lie Linux > > http://adelielinux.org > > > > > --- > Unsubscribe: alpine-devel+unsubscribe@lists.alpinelinux.org > Help: alpine-devel+help@lists.alpinelinux.org > --- > > --=20 [image: Visit online journal] *Lucas Ramage* / Software Engineer ramage.lucas@openmailbox.org / (941) 404-6794 *PGP Fingerprint* / Learn More EAE7 45DF 818D 4948 DDA7 0F44 F52A 5A96 7B9B 6FB7 *Visit online journal* http://lramage94.github.io [image: Github] [image: Linkedin] --94eb2c0554c07dc24b056386b5af Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
>> I only have ppc64 (not= le), but I can tell you from experience that no
>> POWER or PowerPC system released by IBM, Freescale, Sony, = Amiga, Apple,
>> etc use EFI.
=

I also was not aware of this, but apparently some= one out there is using it based on this commit from Github,

<= /font>
[testing/efivar: enable build on ppc64le](https://github.com/alpinelinux/aports/commit/84524= 8e11ee87446dbee1c4b4b01e247d9512598#diff-6110a0e63db2f6ffdb1bca6ca8cb5349)

As I said before, I only have x86/x= 86_64 hardware so that's all that I can test. But I do not want to drop= architectures if people need them.

<= div class=3D"gmail_default">>= ; I have an aarch64 system that uses UEFI that I can test with.=C2=A0

Awesome, Michael. Thanks for your help!

On Tue, Ja= n 23, 2018 at 7:36 PM, Michael Davies <nemykal@nrv-linux.io> wrote:
Hi,

I have an aarch64 system that uses UEFI that I can test with. My experience= with EFI on arm is that it=E2=80=99s even more fickle than on x86, so if p= ossible it would be good to test on several platforms. This system is a gig= abyte mt30-gs0 board with a cavium thunderx chip. I=E2=80=99ll test out alp= ine on it this weekend.

Regards,
Michael

> On 24 Jan 2018, at 11:00 am, A. Wilcox <awilfox@adelielinux.org> wrote:
>
>> On 01/23/18 09:54, Lucas Ramage wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I would like to get these two packages into main but I need help t= esting
>> all of the different architectures.
>>
>> I have x86_64, x86 covered as those are fairly standard these days= and I
>> have plenty of hardware to test them on, but I do not have a way t= o test
>> any of the following:
>>
>> - ppc64le
>
>
> I only have ppc64 (not le), but I can tell you from experience that no=
> POWER or PowerPC system released by IBM, Freescale, Sony, Amiga, Apple= ,
> etc use EFI.
>
> Most use either OpenFirmware (incl. SLOF) or proprietary firmware.=C2= =A0 The
> newer IBM (and compatible) machines use OPAL.
>
> Therefore, the packages should really be arch=3D"x86 x86_64 aarch= 64" only.
> (Maybe armhf?=C2=A0 I'm unaware of any 32-bit ARM SoCs that use [U= ]EFI
> besides the HTC One M8 Windows Edition, which can't be flashed wit= h
> Linux or Android.)
>
> Best,
> --arw
>
>
> --
> A. Wilcox (awilfox)
> Project Lead, Ad=C3=A9lie Linux
> http://adelielinux.org
>


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