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Re: [PATCH 5/8] efi: Get the secure boot status [ver #5]

From David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [PATCH 5/8] efi: Get the secure boot status [ver #5]
Date 2016-12-08 18:40 +0100
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Lukas Wunner <lukas@wunner.de> wrote:

> > +out_efi_err:
> > +	pr_efi_err(sys_table_arg, "Could not determine UEFI Secure Boot status.\n");
> > +	if (status == EFI_NOT_FOUND)
> > +		return efi_secureboot_mode_disabled;
> > +	return efi_secureboot_mode_unknown;
> > +}
> 
> In the out_efi_err path, the if-statement needs to come before the
> pr_efi_err() call.  Otherwise it would be a change of behaviour for
> ARM to what we have now.

As I understand it, if the BIOS is an EFI BIOS, these variables must exist -
in which case I would argue that the pr_efi_err-statement should be before the
if-statement.

David

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[PATCH 5/8] efi: Get the secure boot status [ver #5] David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com> - 2016-12-07 14:20 +0100
  Re: [PATCH 5/8] efi: Get the secure boot status [ver #5] Lukas Wunner <lukas@wunner.de> - 2016-12-08 08:00 +0100
    Re: [PATCH 5/8] efi: Get the secure boot status [ver #5] David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com> - 2016-12-08 09:20 +0100
      Re: [PATCH 5/8] efi: Get the secure boot status [ver #5] Lukas Wunner <lukas@wunner.de> - 2016-12-08 13:50 +0100
        Re: [PATCH 5/8] efi: Get the secure boot status [ver #5] David Howells <dhowells@redhat.com> - 2016-12-08 18:40 +0100
          Re: [PATCH 5/8] efi: Get the secure boot status [ver #5] Lukas Wunner <lukas@wunner.de> - 2016-12-09 01:40 +0100

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