linux-kernel - Re: [tip:efi/core] efibc: Add EFI Bootloader Control module

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Message-ID: <87h9eked24.fsf@jcompost-MOBL1.tl.intel.com>
Date:	Fri, 29 Apr 2016 15:53:39 +0200
From:	jeremy.compostella@...el.com (Compostella, Jeremy)
To:	Matt Fleming <matt@...eblueprint.co.uk>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, <stefan.stanacar@...el.com>,
	<peterz@...radead.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<tglx@...utronix.de>, <hpa@...or.com>, <bp@...en8.de>,
	<ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>, <linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [tip:efi/core] efibc: Add EFI Bootloader Control module

Matt Fleming <matt@...eblueprint.co.uk> writes:

> On Fri, 29 Apr, at 01:36:01PM, Jeremy Compostella wrote:
>> I would go for this last proposal because it fixes the issue, it works
>> with the potential race condition you mentioned and it is a simple
>> solution.  Yet, it means that if we really run into a race condition,
>> the LoaderEntryOneShot value might be indeterminate.
>> 
>> Though, this is a very unlikely situation and if it happens I cannot
>> think of any good reason to prefer to store the first restart target
>> or the second.
>> 
>> Do you want me to make this change ?
>
> Yes please, that'd be greatly appreciated. Be sure to do it on top of
> either the EFI 'next' branch or tip:efi/core.
Please, find the patch in attachment.  I wrote it on top of
tip:efi/core.


View attachment "0001-efibc-fix-excessive-stack-footprint-warning.patch" of type "text/x-diff" (2837 bytes)


Jérémy
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