linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 03/16] x86/boot: Public getting random boot function

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Date:	Fri, 31 Jul 2015 18:52:09 +0800
From:	joeyli <jlee@...e.com>
To:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Cc:	"Lee, Chun-Yi" <joeyli.kernel@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-efi@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-pm@...r.kernel.org, "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>,
	Matthew Garrett <matthew.garrett@...ula.com>,
	Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>,
	Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...hat.com>,
	Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@...e.cz>,
	Matt Fleming <matt.fleming@...el.com>,
	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 03/16] x86/boot: Public getting random boot function

On Tue, Jul 28, 2015 at 02:21:33PM +0200, Pavel Machek wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> >  int cmdline_find_option_bool(const char *option);
> >  #endif
> >  
> > +#if CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_BASE
> 
> Not ifdef?
> 
> > +extern u16 i8254(void);
> 
> That's rather poor name for global function...

This i8254 function only used by aslr and efi_random.
I will keep this name for do not change codes in aslr for naming.

> 
> >  #if CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_BASE
> 
> Ok, maybe not, but I'm confused.
> 									Pavel
> -- 
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Thanks a lot!
Joey Lee
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