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

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Message-ID: <udidf2skqwbhx6mg4tmsxuipqqgh4amwcxvbjdrqs5g5vla6xp@7wiyrojpjok4>
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2025 10:03:46 +0200
From: Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@...hat.com>
To: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>
Cc: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>, linux-efi@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] efi: Explain OVMF acronym in OVMF_DEBUG_LOG help text

On Tue, Aug 12, 2025 at 03:54:29PM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> 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>

> +	  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).

Acked-by: Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@...hat.com>