From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Matt Fleming Subject: Re: [RFC] fs: make efivarfs a pseudo filesystem, built by default with EFI Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2015 14:15:21 +0000 Message-ID: <20150105141521.GC3163@console-pimps.org> References: <1418925049-3659-1-git-send-email-leif.lindholm@linaro.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: linux-efi-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, linux-fsdevel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, viro-RmSDqhL/yNMiFSDQTTA3OLVCufUGDwFn@public.gmane.org, matthew.garrett-05XSO3Yj/JvQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org, jk-mnsaURCQ41sdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org, matt.fleming-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org, pjones-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org To: Leif Lindholm Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1418925049-3659-1-git-send-email-leif.lindholm-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org> Sender: linux-efi-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-fsdevel.vger.kernel.org On Thu, 18 Dec, at 05:50:49PM, Leif Lindholm wrote: > efivars is currently enabled under MISC_FILESYSTEMS, which is decribed > as "such as filesystems that came from other operating systems". > In reality, it is a pseudo filesystem, providing access to the kernel > UEFI variable interface. > > Since this is the preferred interface for accessing UEFI variables, over > the legacy efivars interface, also build it by default as a module if > CONFIG_EFI. > > Signed-off-by: Leif Lindholm > --- > fs/Kconfig | 2 +- > fs/efivarfs/Kconfig | 1 + > 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) Looks good to me Leif. Unless I hear otherwise, I'll apply this to the 'next' branch of the EFI tree this week. -- Matt Fleming, Intel Open Source Technology Center