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

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Message-ID: <aKLNrRzxCOqXcWMq@r1chard>
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2025 14:52:29 +0800
From: Richard Lyu <richard.lyu@...e.com>
To: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>
Cc: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>, Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@...hat.com>,
	linux-efi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] efi: Explain OVMF acronym in OVMF_DEBUG_LOG help text

On 2025/08/13 10:03, Gerd Hoffmann wrote:
> 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>

Reviewed-by: Richard Lyu <richard.lyu@...e.com>