linux-kernel - [PATCH 14/15] efi/libstub: Make efi_printk() input argument const char*

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Date:   Fri,  8 May 2020 20:01:56 +0200
From:   Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>
To:     linux-efi@...r.kernel.org, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:     Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Arvind Sankar <nivedita@...m.mit.edu>,
        Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
        Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Subject: [PATCH 14/15] efi/libstub: Make efi_printk() input argument const char*

To help the compiler figure out that efi_printk() will not modify
the string it is given, make the input argument type const char*.

While at it, simplify the implementation as well.

Suggested-by: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>
---
 .../firmware/efi/libstub/efi-stub-helper.c    | 19 +++++++------------
 drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/efistub.h        |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/efi-stub-helper.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/efi-stub-helper.c
index 7aac89e928ec..2927f3d30344 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/efi-stub-helper.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/efi-stub-helper.c
@@ -26,20 +26,15 @@ bool __pure __efi_soft_reserve_enabled(void)
 	return !efi_nosoftreserve;
 }
 
-void efi_printk(char *str)
+void efi_printk(const char *str)
 {
-	char *s8;
-
-	for (s8 = str; *s8; s8++) {
-		efi_char16_t ch[2] = { 0 };
-
-		ch[0] = *s8;
-		if (*s8 == '\n') {
-			efi_char16_t nl[2] = { '\r', 0 };
-			efi_char16_printk(nl);
-		}
+	while (*str) {
+		efi_char16_t ch[] = { *str++, L'\0' };
 
-		efi_char16_printk(ch);
+		if (ch[0] == L'\n')
+			efi_char16_printk(L"\r\n");
+		else
+			efi_char16_printk(ch);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/efistub.h b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/efistub.h
index 4f10a09563f3..15d0b6f3f6c6 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/efistub.h
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/efistub.h
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ efi_status_t check_platform_features(void);
 
 void *get_efi_config_table(efi_guid_t guid);
 
-void efi_printk(char *str);
+void efi_printk(const char *str);
 
 void efi_free(unsigned long size, unsigned long addr);
 
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