linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/5] firmware: generalize "firmware" as "system data" helpers

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Date:	Mon, 4 Jan 2016 12:41:07 -0800
From:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...not-panic.com>
Cc:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Ming Lei <ming.lei@...onical.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/5] firmware: generalize "firmware" as "system data" helpers

On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 1:34 PM, Luis R. Rodriguez
<mcgrof@...not-panic.com> wrote:
> From: "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...e.com>
>
> Historically firmware_class code was added to help
> get device driver firmware binaries but these days
> request_firmware*() helpers are being repurposed for
> general system data needed by the kernel.
>
> Annotate this before we extend firmare_class more,
> as this is expected. We want to generalize the code
> as much as possible.
>
> Cc: Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> Cc: David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
> Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
> Cc: Casey Schaufler <casey@...aufler-ca.com>
> Cc: Ming Lei <ming.lei@...onical.com>
> Cc: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>
> Cc: Vojtěch Pavlík <vojtech@...e.cz>
> Cc: Kyle McMartin <kyle@...nel.org>
> Cc: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@...e.com>
> ---
>  drivers/base/firmware_class.c | 8 ++++----
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
> index 8524450e75bd..6f5fcda71a60 100644
> --- a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
> +++ b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
> @@ -353,15 +353,15 @@ static int fw_get_filesystem_firmware(struct device *device,
>                 rc = fw_read_file_contents(file, buf);
>                 fput(file);
>                 if (rc)
> -                       dev_warn(device, "firmware, attempted to load %s, but failed with error %d\n",
> -                               path, rc);
> +                       dev_warn(device, "system data, attempted to load %s, but failed with error %d\n",
> +                                path, rc);

Since dev_warn should already be prefixing the string, I would think
"firmware, " should just be removed entirely instead of replaced?

-Kees

>                 else
>                         break;
>         }
>         __putname(path);
>
>         if (!rc) {
> -               dev_dbg(device, "firmware: direct-loading firmware %s\n",
> +               dev_dbg(device, "system data: direct-loading firmware %s\n",
>                         buf->fw_id);
>                 mutex_lock(&fw_lock);
>                 set_bit(FW_STATUS_DONE, &buf->status);
> @@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ _request_firmware_prepare(struct firmware **firmware_p, const char *name,
>         }
>
>         if (fw_get_builtin_firmware(firmware, name)) {
> -               dev_dbg(device, "firmware: using built-in firmware %s\n", name);
> +               dev_dbg(device, "system data: using built-in system data%s\n", name);
>                 return 0; /* assigned */
>         }
>
> --
> 2.6.2
>



-- 
Kees Cook
Chrome OS & Brillo Security
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