RE: [PATCH v8 2/2] efi: a misc char interface for user to update efi firmware

From	"Kweh, Hock Leong" <hock.leong.kweh@intel.com>
Newsgroups	linux.kernel
Subject	RE: [PATCH v8 2/2] efi: a misc char interface for user to update efi firmware
Date	2015-10-28 10:20 +0100
Message-ID	<qov3I-If-35@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink)
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matt Fleming [mailto:matt@console-pimps.org]
> Sent: Monday, October 12, 2015 8:11 PM
> 
> > +};
> > +
> > +static DEFINE_MUTEX(capsule_loader_lock);
> 
> What does this lock protect?

This lock is to protect when one of the instance calling efi_capsule_update()
API and the other instance calling efi_capsule_supported() API.

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RE: [PATCH v8 2/2] efi: a misc char interface for user to update  efi firmware "Kweh, Hock Leong" <hock.leong.kweh@intel.com> - 2015-10-28 10:20 +0100

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