linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 02/16] efi: Get the secure boot status

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Date:   Mon, 21 Nov 2016 11:52:01 +0000
From:   Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>
To:     David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>, Linn Crosetto <linn@....com>
Cc:     Lukas Wunner <lukas@...ner.de>, keyrings@...r.kernel.org,
        Matthew Garrett <matthew.garrett@...ula.com>,
        linux-security-module <linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-efi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-efi@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/16] efi: Get the secure boot status

(+ Linn)

On 21 November 2016 at 11:42, David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com> wrote:
> Hi Lukas,
>
> Looking in efi_get_secureboot(), is there a reason:
>
>         efi_guid_t var_guid = EFI_GLOBAL_VARIABLE_GUID;
>
> isn't static const?
>

Not a good one, no. It used to be static const, but for some reason,
commit 30d7bf034c03 ("efi/arm64: Check SetupMode when determining
Secure Boot status") removed the static and the const (and I reviewed
it and did not complain AFAIR)
I'll gladly take a patch that reinstates that, though.