Re: [PATCH v3 0/2] Fix installation issues on ppc64le

[Daniel Kiper]

On Mon, Sep 05, 2022 at 02:39:45PM +0200, Ismael Luceno wrote:
> If the nvram device is non-functional, e.g. because the nvram module isn't
> loaded and it's file been removed from the filesystem, thus can't be
> loaded, the installation will be attempted but the system will be left in
> an unbootable state.
>
> The boot process shows:
>
>     Welcome to GRUB!
>
>     error: ../../grub-core/kern/dl.c:380:symbol `grub_disk_get_size' not 
> found.
>     Entering rescue mode...
>     grub rescue>
>
> Introduce a point of no return after embedding grub in the PReP
> partition, and make sure /dev/nvram is functional or fail early.
>
> Ismael Luceno (2):
>   grub-install: Ensure a functional /dev/nvram
>   grub-install: Add point of no return for IEEE1275 on powerpc

Reviewed-by: Daniel Kiper <daniel.kiper@oracle.com>

Daniel