linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] efi-pstore: Make efi-pstore return a unique id

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Message-ID: <20131127114440.GF18170@console-pimps.org>
Date:	Wed, 27 Nov 2013 11:44:40 +0000
From:	Matt Fleming <matt@...sole-pimps.org>
To:	Madper Xie <cxie@...hat.com>
Cc:	"'linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org'" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-efi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-efi@...r.kernel.org>,
	"matt.fleming@...el.com" <matt.fleming@...el.com>,
	Seiji Aguchi <seiji.aguchi@....com>,
	"richard@....at" <richard@....at>, Tony Luck <tony.luck@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] efi-pstore: Make efi-pstore return a unique id

On Sat, 23 Nov, at 07:55:37PM, Madper Xie wrote:
> 
> Pstore fs expects that backends provide a uniqued id which could avoid
> pstore making entries as duplication or denominating entries the same
> name. So I combine the timestamp, part and count into id.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Madper Xie <cxie@...hat.com>
> ---
>  drivers/firmware/efi/efi-pstore.c | 19 +++++++++++++------
>  1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

Thanks unless anyone complains, I'm going to apply this.

Does this need to be tagged for stable?

-- 
Matt Fleming, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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