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Date:	Thu, 22 May 2014 08:56:17 +0100
From:	Matt Fleming <matt@...sole-pimps.org>
To:	Daniel Kiper <daniel.kiper@...cle.com>
Cc:	linux-efi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	x86@...nel.org, xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org,
	boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com, david.vrabel@...rix.com,
	eshelton@...ox.com, hpa@...or.com, ian.campbell@...rix.com,
	jbeulich@...e.com, jeremy@...p.org, konrad.wilk@...cle.com,
	matt.fleming@...el.com, mingo@...hat.com, mjg59@...f.ucam.org,
	stefano.stabellini@...citrix.com, tglx@...utronix.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 4/5] arch/x86: Replace plain strings with constants

On Fri, 16 May, at 10:41:43PM, Daniel Kiper wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Kiper <daniel.kiper@...cle.com>
> ---
>  arch/x86/kernel/setup.c |    4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
> index f41f648..7a67f5d 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
> @@ -924,11 +924,11 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
>  #endif
>  #ifdef CONFIG_EFI
>  	if (!strncmp((char *)&boot_params.efi_info.efi_loader_signature,
> -		     "EL32", 4)) {
> +				EFI32_LOADER_SIGNATURE, 4)) {
>  		set_bit(EFI_BOOT, &efi.flags);
>  		set_bit(EFI_DIRECT, &efi.flags);
>  	} else if (!strncmp((char *)&boot_params.efi_info.efi_loader_signature,
> -		     "EL64", 4)) {
> +				EFI64_LOADER_SIGNATURE, 4)) {
>  		set_bit(EFI_BOOT, &efi.flags);
>  		set_bit(EFI_DIRECT, &efi.flags);
>  		set_bit(EFI_64BIT, &efi.flags);

Conceptually this change is a nice cleanup, but you've also changed the
indentation. Please don't do that, stick with the existing format.

-- 
Matt Fleming, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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