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From: Lingzhu Xiang <lxiang-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
To: Matt Fleming <matt-HNK1S37rvNbeXh+fF434Mdi2O/JbrIOy@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Andre Heider <a.heider-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>,
	linux-efi-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	Seiji Aguchi <seiji.aguchi-7rDLJAbr9SE@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: sysfs: cannot create duplicate filename
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:47:31 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <51405943.2000601@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1363106125.15011.263.camel-ZqTwcBeJ+wsBof6jY8KHXm7IUlhRatedral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>

On 03/13/2013 12:35 AM, Matt Fleming wrote:
>> I think using what we have is good enough for this. I'll verify
>> boot time tomorrow.
>
> That would be great, thank you.

On a Windows 8 logo desktop with 91 variables, the average time (30 runs 
each) of variable iteration goes from 0.009672 second to 0.010180 second 
(+0.000508 second, or +5%). Negligible.

>> status = EFI_NOT_FOUND here doesn't seem to do anything.
>
> It terminates the enclosing do-while loop.

Oops, my brain fart.

>> By the way, efivar_update_sysfs_entries from Seiji's sysfs workqueue
>> patch may also get stuck in loop in the same way.
>
> You mean if GetNextVariableName() never terminates? Yeah,
> efivar_update_sysfs_entries() looks like it needs protecting from that
> too, good catch.

Yes that's what I meant.


Lingzhu Xiang

  parent reply	other threads:[~2013-03-13 10:47 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-03-02 18:03 sysfs: cannot create duplicate filename Andre Heider
     [not found] ` <CAHsu+b-cG+ED6TX5evRTBjR-LwHugW+8-9hnHXAz5DnAioJnUQ-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2013-03-05  9:39   ` Lingzhu Xiang
     [not found]     ` <5135BD66.1030005-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2013-03-06 13:19       ` Matt Fleming
     [not found]         ` <1362575941.15011.56.camel-ZqTwcBeJ+wsBof6jY8KHXm7IUlhRatedral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2013-03-06 13:35           ` shea-yfkUTty7RcRWk0Htik3J/w
     [not found]             ` <bd0c3451a7342302623c09cac09bcbfc-yfkUTty7RcRWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2013-03-06 14:29               ` Matt Fleming
2013-03-08 15:11       ` Matt Fleming
     [not found]         ` <1362755479.15011.238.camel-ZqTwcBeJ+wsBof6jY8KHXm7IUlhRatedral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2013-03-08 18:17           ` Lingzhu Xiang
     [not found]             ` <513A2B29.8090705-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2013-03-12 10:08               ` Matt Fleming
     [not found]                 ` <1363082900.15011.257.camel-ZqTwcBeJ+wsBof6jY8KHXm7IUlhRatedral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2013-03-12 10:45                   ` Lingzhu Xiang
     [not found]                     ` <513F0734.80600-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2013-03-12 16:35                       ` Matt Fleming
     [not found]                         ` <1363106125.15011.263.camel-ZqTwcBeJ+wsBof6jY8KHXm7IUlhRatedral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2013-03-12 17:51                           ` Seiji Aguchi
2013-03-13 10:47                           ` Lingzhu Xiang [this message]
     [not found]                             ` <51405943.2000601-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2013-03-14 16:33                               ` Matt Fleming
     [not found]                                 ` <1363278817.15011.316.camel-ZqTwcBeJ+wsBof6jY8KHXm7IUlhRatedral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2013-03-14 19:31                                   ` Seiji Aguchi
     [not found]                                     ` <A5ED84D3BB3A384992CBB9C77DEDA4D41AF68807-ohthHghroY0jroPwUH3sq+6wyyQG6/Uh@public.gmane.org>
2013-03-18 14:51                                       ` Matt Fleming
     [not found]                                         ` <1363618261.14988.4.camel-ZqTwcBeJ+wsBof6jY8KHXm7IUlhRatedral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2013-03-19 10:14                                           ` Lingzhu Xiang
     [not found]                                             ` <51483A88.6060509-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2013-03-19 14:25                                               ` Seiji Aguchi
     [not found]                                                 ` <A5ED84D3BB3A384992CBB9C77DEDA4D41AF6E1F9-ohthHghroY0jroPwUH3sq+6wyyQG6/Uh@public.gmane.org>
2013-03-19 15:26                                                   ` Matt Fleming
     [not found]                                                     ` <514883B7.1010602-HNK1S37rvNbeXh+fF434Mdi2O/JbrIOy@public.gmane.org>
2013-03-19 15:46                                                       ` Seiji Aguchi
2013-03-19 16:00                                                   ` Lingzhu Xiang
2013-03-21  7:22                                           ` Lingzhu Xiang
     [not found]                                             ` <514AB534.8080209-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2013-03-21  7:44                                               ` Matt Fleming
2013-03-12 13:20                   ` Andre Heider

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