linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 02/11] x86/efi: Consolidate region mapping logic

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Date:	Thu, 23 Jun 2016 16:00:28 +0200
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Matt Fleming <matt@...eblueprint.co.uk>
Cc:	Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>,
	Dave Young <dyoung@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-efi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/11] x86/efi: Consolidate region mapping logic

On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 12:34:41PM +0100, Matt Fleming wrote:
> EFI regions are currently mapped in two separate places. The bulk of
> the work is done in efi_map_regions() but when CONFIG_EFI_MIXED is
> enabled the additional regions that are required when operating in
> mixed mode are mapping in efi_setup_page_tables().
> 
> Pull everything into efi_map_regions() and refactor the test for
> which regions should be mapped into a should_map_region() function.
> Generously sprinkle comments to clarify the different cases.
> 
> Cc: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>
> Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
> Signed-off-by: Matt Fleming <matt@...eblueprint.co.uk>
> ---
>  arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c    | 50 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
>  arch/x86/platform/efi/efi_64.c | 20 -----------------
>  2 files changed, 43 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)

Looks good.

Acked-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>

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