linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] efi/libstub: efi_info/efi

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Message-ID: <d357dcfec5b5c175ea3430053735399ef6fa87a6.camel@perches.com>
Date:   Thu, 30 Apr 2020 12:38:02 -0700
From:   Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:     Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>
Cc:     Arvind Sankar <nivedita@...m.mit.edu>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-efi <linux-efi@...r.kernel.org>, X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] efi/libstub: efi_info/efi_err message neatening

On Thu, 2020-04-30 at 21:29 +0200, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> On Thu, 30 Apr 2020 at 21:12, Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> wrote:
> > Use a standard style for these output logging messages.
> > 
> > Miscellanea:
> > 
> > o Use more common macro #defines with fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__
> > 0 Remove trailing messages periods and odd ' uses
> > o Remove embedded function names and use %s, __func__
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
> > ---
> > 
> > Perhaps these trivialities on top of this series?
> > 
> 
> The EFI printing routines don't actually support format strings.

Thanks.  Then nevermind on that bit.

> Removing trailing periods is not really necessary IMO, but i'll take a
> patch that fixes those weird quotes.

<shrug>  Your choice.

There are 60+ uses of efi_err, 12 with a trailing period.

cheers, Joe