Comment 9 for bug 1284406

Hi Dann,

On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 05:57:36PM -0000, dann frazier wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 11:29 AM, Leif Lindholm
> <email address hidden> wrote:
> > While I realise this is considered fixed, the attached patch fixes the
> > random poking around in /dev/mem instead of just bailing out. Making
> > lshw functional on arm/arm64 UEFI platforms with SMBIOS.
>
> Thanks Lief! Has this been submitted upstream?

Yeah, I logged a bug in the lshw tracking system (which is moderated,
so it's not publicly visible yet). I also intend to raise it on
bugs.debian.org (Jessie can still crash the Mustang boards, and I'm
thinking the powerpc port will also be potentially risky).

> I'd suggest opening a separate bug in LP to enable this class of
> systems. This bug is at the end of it's lifecycle, and reopening it
> would cause confusion. Would you mind doing that or should I?

I don't mind, but as always I am slightly unsure of what level of
severity I should raise it at.

/
    Leif