linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/5] efi: Split efi_enter_virtual

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Message-ID: <20140120144816.GC684@console-pimps.org>
Date:	Mon, 20 Jan 2014 14:48:16 +0000
From:	Matt Fleming <matt@...sole-pimps.org>
To:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc:	Linux EFI <linux-efi@...r.kernel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] efi: Split efi_enter_virtual_mode

On Mon, 20 Jan, at 02:46:25PM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 01:44:07PM +0000, Matt Fleming wrote:
> > > +void __init kexec_enter_virtual_mode(void)
> > > +{
> > 
> > Could this be static for now?
> 
> Didn't you wanna do arch/x86/platform/efi/kexec.c anyway?

Yes, but the patches are easier to review if we make
kexec_enter_virtual_mode() global when moving it into a new file.

Plus it makes this patch that little bit smaller because the
modification to efi.h is unnecessary.

-- 
Matt Fleming, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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