linux-kernel - Re: [tip:efi/core] efibc: Add EFI Bootloader Control module

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Date:	Fri, 29 Apr 2016 13:16:35 +0100
From:	Matt Fleming <matt@...eblueprint.co.uk>
To:	"Compostella, Jeremy" <jeremy.compostella@...el.com>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, stefan.stanacar@...el.com,
	peterz@...radead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	tglx@...utronix.de, hpa@...or.com, bp@...en8.de,
	ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org, linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [tip:efi/core] efibc: Add EFI Bootloader Control module

On Fri, 29 Apr, at 01:36:01PM, Jeremy Compostella wrote:
> I would go for this last proposal because it fixes the issue, it works
> with the potential race condition you mentioned and it is a simple
> solution.  Yet, it means that if we really run into a race condition,
> the LoaderEntryOneShot value might be indeterminate.
> 
> Though, this is a very unlikely situation and if it happens I cannot
> think of any good reason to prefer to store the first restart target
> or the second.
> 
> Do you want me to make this change ?

Yes please, that'd be greatly appreciated. Be sure to do it on top of
either the EFI 'next' branch or tip:efi/core.