RE: [PATCH V2 1/3] x86/efi: Call efi_delete_dummy_variable() during efi subsystem initialization

[Prakhya, Sai Praneeth]

> >  void __init efi_enter_virtual_mode(void) diff --git
> > a/drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c index
> > cd42f66a7c85..838b8efe639c 100644
> > --- a/drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c
> > +++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c
> > @@ -328,6 +328,12 @@ static int __init efisubsys_init(void)
> >         if (!efi_enabled(EFI_BOOT))
> >                 return 0;
> >
> > +       /*
> > +        * Clean DUMMY object calls EFI Runtime Service, set_variable(), so
> > +        * it should be invoked only after efi_rts_workqueue is ready.
> > +        */
> > +       efi_delete_dummy_variable();
> > +
> 
> Is there any way to keep this local to arch/x86?
>

I think, we can definitely do that. I will retake a look at the possibilities
and will update this thread.

> >         /* We register the efi directory at /sys/firmware/efi */
> >         efi_kobj = kobject_create_and_add("efi", firmware_kobj);
> >         if (!efi_kobj) {
> > diff --git a/include/linux/efi.h b/include/linux/efi.h index
> > f5083aa72eae..c4efb3ef0dfa 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/efi.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/efi.h
> > @@ -992,6 +992,7 @@ extern efi_status_t efi_query_variable_store(u32