linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] efi: Add support for using efivars as a pstore backend

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Message-ID: <20110607214310.GA2712@srcf.ucam.org>
Date:	Tue, 7 Jun 2011 22:43:10 +0100
From:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
To:	"Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@...el.com>
Cc:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Matt_Domsch@...l.com" <Matt_Domsch@...l.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] efi: Add support for using efivars as a pstore
 backend

On Tue, Jun 07, 2011 at 02:35:56PM -0700, Luck, Tony wrote:

> I don't think it all that fragile.  All the back ends will have
> unique names.  If the user doesn't specify a pstore= argument we
> keep the current "first past the post" method. If they do, then they
> can choose which one, or specify pstore=none (or even pstore=not-bloody-likely,
> since any not matching string will disable) to turn it off altogether.

Seems fair. I'll write a patch?

-- 
Matthew Garrett | mjg59@...f.ucam.org
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