linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2 v2] efi: add a function to convert the status value to string

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Message-ID: <CAKv+Gu9mjtNEWN-w4ix7VJMZ_kk-Qf6FfYFRu2mCosaAjMA4Vg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 2 May 2019 10:53:31 +0200
From:   Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>
To:     "Lee, Chun-Yi" <joeyli.kernel@...il.com>
Cc:     James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>,
        "Serge E . Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>,
        David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
        Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...oraproject.org>,
        Nayna Jain <nayna@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.ibm.com>,
        linux-efi <linux-efi@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-security-module <linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Lee, Chun-Yi" <jlee@...e.com>, Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Anton Vorontsov <anton@...msg.org>,
        Colin Cross <ccross@...roid.com>,
        Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2 v2] efi: add a function to convert the status value to string

On Thu, 2 May 2019 at 06:04, Lee, Chun-Yi <joeyli.kernel@...il.com> wrote:
>
> This function can be used to convert EFI status value to string
> for printing out debug message. Using this function can improve
> the readability of log.
>
> v2.

Please move the changelog out of the commit log (move it below the ---
further down)

> - Changed the wording in subject and description.
> - Moved the marco immediately after the status value definitions.
> - Turned into a proper function instead of inline.
>

You missed my point here. A proper function means the function in a .c
file, and only the declaration in a .h file. This way, you are still
duplicating the literal strings into every object file that references
this function.

> Cc: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>
> Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
> Cc: Anton Vorontsov <anton@...msg.org>
> Cc: Colin Cross <ccross@...roid.com>
> Cc: Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: "Lee, Chun-Yi" <jlee@...e.com>
> ---
>  include/linux/efi.h | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 28 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/efi.h b/include/linux/efi.h
> index 54357a258b35..6f3f89a32eef 100644
> --- a/include/linux/efi.h
> +++ b/include/linux/efi.h
> @@ -42,6 +42,34 @@
>  #define EFI_ABORTED            (21 | (1UL << (BITS_PER_LONG-1)))
>  #define EFI_SECURITY_VIOLATION (26 | (1UL << (BITS_PER_LONG-1)))
>
> +#define EFI_STATUS_STR(_status) \
> +case EFI_##_status: \
> +       return "EFI_" __stringify(_status);
> +
> +static __attribute__((unused)) char *
> +efi_status_to_str(unsigned long status)
> +{
> +       switch (status) {
> +       EFI_STATUS_STR(SUCCESS)
> +       EFI_STATUS_STR(LOAD_ERROR)
> +       EFI_STATUS_STR(INVALID_PARAMETER)
> +       EFI_STATUS_STR(UNSUPPORTED)
> +       EFI_STATUS_STR(BAD_BUFFER_SIZE)
> +       EFI_STATUS_STR(BUFFER_TOO_SMALL)
> +       EFI_STATUS_STR(NOT_READY)
> +       EFI_STATUS_STR(DEVICE_ERROR)
> +       EFI_STATUS_STR(WRITE_PROTECTED)
> +       EFI_STATUS_STR(OUT_OF_RESOURCES)
> +       EFI_STATUS_STR(NOT_FOUND)
> +       EFI_STATUS_STR(ABORTED)
> +       EFI_STATUS_STR(SECURITY_VIOLATION)
> +       default:
> +               pr_warn("Unknown efi status: 0x%lx", status);
> +       }
> +
> +       return "Unknown efi status";
> +}
> +
>  typedef unsigned long efi_status_t;
>  typedef u8 efi_bool_t;
>  typedef u16 efi_char16_t;              /* UNICODE character */
> --
> 2.16.4
>