Re: [PATCH V4 2/3] Revert "x86, efivars: firmware bug workaroundsshould be in platform code"

[Matt Fleming]

On 10/04/13 18:46, Matthew Garrett wrote:
> This reverts commit a6e4d5a03e9e3587e88aba687d8f225f4f04c792. Doing this
> workaround properly requires us to work within the variable code.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Matthew Garrett <matthew.garrett@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c | 25 -------------------------
>  drivers/firmware/efivars.c  | 18 +++++++++++++++---
>  include/linux/efi.h         |  9 +--------
>  3 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)

Does it really? Why can't you just hook into the get_next_variable() and
set_variable() functions in arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c?

-- 
Matt Fleming, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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