[PATCH 0/6] [B/F/I linux-azure][B/azure-4.15][F/azure-5.11][F/azure-5.13] CONFIG_FB_EFI=y

Tim Gardner tim.gardner at canonical.com
Fri Jan 28 12:48:22 UTC 2022



On 1/28/22 3:05 AM, Stefan Bader wrote:
> On 27.01.22 17:00, Tim Gardner wrote:
>> BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1959216
>>
>> SRU Justification
>>
>> [Impact]
>>
>> Secure boot instances of linux-azure require an EFI framebuffer in 
>> some cases in order for the VM to boot.
>>
>> [Test Case]
>>
>> Microsoft tested. This config is also enabled on the master branch.
>>
>> [Where things could go wrong]
>>
>> VMs on certain instance types could fail to boot.
>>
>> [Other Info]
>>
>> SF: #00327005
>>
>>
> 
> I am not sure the focal:linux-azure-5.13 and bionic:linux-azure-5.4 are 
> correct. Those are backports from I/F linux-azure and at least get the 
> config part from the copy-files. And bionic:linux-azure does not exist 
> (that is bionic:linux-azure-4.15)...
> 
> -Stefan

You are correct. I could have saved myself some time. I forget that 
backported derivatives inherit almost everything in the ${DEBIAN} directory.

As for bionic:linux-azure, I at least got the name in the patch correct.

rtg
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Tim Gardner
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