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

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Message-ID: <20190503080116.GO11486@linux-l9pv.suse>
Date:   Fri, 3 May 2019 16:01:16 +0800
From:   joeyli <jlee@...e.com>
To:     Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>
Cc:     "Lee, Chun-Yi" <joeyli.kernel@...il.com>,
        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>,
        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 Fri, May 03, 2019 at 08:16:42AM +0200, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> On Fri, 3 May 2019 at 08:15, joeyli <jlee@...e.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, May 02, 2019 at 10:53:31AM +0200, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> > > 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)
> > >
> >
> > OK! I will moved the changelog out of the commit log.
> >
> > > > - 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.
> > >
> >
> > Sorry for I missunderstood. I will move the function to load_uefi.c.
> >
> 
> No, please move it to a file that is shared between all EFI code.

I see! I will move the function to the position that it is just behind
efi_status_to_str() in drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c. Please let me know
if the position is not suitable.

Thanks a lot!
Joey Lee