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

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Message-ID: <CAMj1kXEc8KwtC5RZcbLCk4HA22iQrbaY77DbtrBDvzRLX7Hm+g@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 19:02:24 +0200
From: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>
To: Richard Lyu <richard.lyu@...e.com>
Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>, 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 Mon, 18 Aug 2025 at 08:52, Richard Lyu <richard.lyu@...e.com> wrote:
>
> 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>
>

Thanks, I've queued this up now.