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

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Message-ID: <87vbzdb7bd.fsf@redhat.com>
Date:	Thu, 28 Nov 2013 10:15:18 +0800
From:	Madper Xie <cxie@...hat.com>
To:	Matt Fleming <matt@...sole-pimps.org>
Cc:	Madper Xie <cxie@...hat.com>,
	"'linux-kernel\@vger.kernel.org'" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-efi\@vger.kernel.org" <linux-efi@...r.kernel.org>,
	"matt.fleming\@intel.com" <matt.fleming@...el.com>,
	Seiji Aguchi <seiji.aguchi@....com>,
	"richard\@nod.at" <richard@....at>, Tony Luck <tony.luck@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] efi-pstore: Make efi-pstore return a unique id


matt@...sole-pimps.org writes:

> 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?
Since it fix a real issue, my answer is "Yes".
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