linux-kernel - [PATCH v3 05/20] firmware: simplify CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER

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Message-Id: <20180310141501.2214-6-mcgrof@kernel.org>
Date:   Sat, 10 Mar 2018 06:14:46 -0800
From:   "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...nel.org>
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Subject: [PATCH v3 05/20] firmware: simplify CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER_FALLBACK further

All CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER_FALLBACK really is, is just a bool,
initailized at build time. Define it as such. This simplifies the
logic even further, removing now all explicit #ifdefs around the code.

Acked-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Signed-off-by: Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@...nel.org>
---
 drivers/base/firmware_loader.c | 25 ++++++++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_loader.c b/drivers/base/firmware_loader.c
index 7dd36ace6152..59dba794ce1a 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_loader.c
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_loader.c
@@ -266,6 +266,22 @@ static inline bool fw_state_is_aborted(struct fw_priv *fw_priv)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER
 
+/**
+ * struct firmware_fallback_config - firmware fallback configuratioon settings
+ *
+ * Helps describe and fine tune the fallback mechanism.
+ *
+ * @force_sysfs_fallback: force the sysfs fallback mechanism to be used
+ * 	as if one had enabled CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER_FALLBACK=y.
+ */
+struct firmware_fallback_config {
+	bool force_sysfs_fallback;
+};
+
+static const struct firmware_fallback_config fw_fallback_config = {
+	.force_sysfs_fallback = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER_FALLBACK),
+};
+
 static inline bool fw_sysfs_done(struct fw_priv *fw_priv)
 {
 	return __fw_state_check(fw_priv, FW_STATUS_DONE);
@@ -1151,19 +1167,14 @@ static int fw_load_from_user_helper(struct firmware *firmware,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_FW_LOADER_USER_HELPER_FALLBACK
-static bool fw_force_sysfs_fallback(unsigned int opt_flags)
-{
-	return true;
-}
-#else
 static bool fw_force_sysfs_fallback(unsigned int opt_flags)
 {
+	if (fw_fallback_config.force_sysfs_fallback)
+		return true;
 	if (!(opt_flags & FW_OPT_USERHELPER))
 		return false;
 	return true;
 }
-#endif
 
 static bool fw_run_sysfs_fallback(unsigned int opt_flags)
 {
-- 
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