linux-kernel - [PATCH] efi: Explain OVMF acronym in OVMF_DEBUG

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Message-ID: <ed9efeafd80e9827bcc028d20a5bb20653af68e7.1755006858.git.geert+renesas@glider.be>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2025 15:54:29 +0200
From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>
To: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>,
	Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@...hat.com>
Cc: linux-efi@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>
Subject: [PATCH] efi: Explain OVMF acronym in OVMF_DEBUG_LOG help text

People not very intimate with EFI may not know the meaning of the OVMF
acronym.  Write it in full, to help users with making good decisions
when configuring their kernels.

Fixes: f393a761763c5427 ("efi: add ovmf debug log driver")
Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>
---
 drivers/firmware/efi/Kconfig | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/Kconfig b/drivers/firmware/efi/Kconfig
index d528c94c5859b5fa..29e0729299f5bd92 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/Kconfig
@@ -267,9 +267,10 @@ config OVMF_DEBUG_LOG
 	bool "Expose OVMF firmware debug log via sysfs"
 	depends on EFI
 	help
-	  Recent OVMF versions (edk2-stable202508 + newer) can write
-	  their debug log to a memory buffer.  This driver exposes the
-	  log content via sysfs (/sys/firmware/efi/ovmf_debug_log).
+	  Recent versions of the Open Virtual Machine Firmware
+	  (edk2-stable202508 + newer) can write their debug log to a memory
+	  buffer.  This driver exposes the log content via sysfs
+	  (/sys/firmware/efi/ovmf_debug_log).
 
 config UNACCEPTED_MEMORY
 	bool
-- 
2.43.0