From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: "Kweh, Hock Leong" <hock.leong.kweh@intel.com>
Cc: Matt Fleming <matt@console-pimps.org>,
Matt Fleming <matt@codeblueprint.co.uk>,
Ong Boon Leong <boon.leong.ong@intel.com>,
LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
linux-efi@vger.kernel.org,
Sam Protsenko <semen.protsenko@linaro.org>,
Peter Jones <pjones@redhat.com>,
Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net>,
Roy Franz <roy.franz@linaro.org>, Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>,
James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@hansenpartnership.com>,
Linux FS Devel <linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org>,
Anvin H Peter <h.peter.anvin@intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v11 1/1] efi: a misc char interface for user to update efi firmware
Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2016 21:43:31 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20160208054331.GA16756@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1454042394-21507-2-git-send-email-hock.leong.kweh@intel.com>
On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 12:39:54PM +0800, Kweh, Hock Leong wrote:
> From: "Kweh, Hock Leong" <hock.leong.kweh@intel.com>
>
> Introducing a kernel module to expose capsule loader interface
> (misc char device file note) for users to upload capsule binaries.
>
> Example:
> cat firmware.bin > /dev/efi_capsule_loader
>
> This patch also export efi_capsule_supported() function symbol for
> verifying the submitted capsule header in this kernel module.
>
> Cc: Matt Fleming <matt@codeblueprint.co.uk>
> Signed-off-by: Kweh, Hock Leong <hock.leong.kweh@intel.com>
> ---
> drivers/firmware/efi/Kconfig | 9 +
> drivers/firmware/efi/Makefile | 1 +
> drivers/firmware/efi/capsule-loader.c | 334 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> drivers/firmware/efi/capsule.c | 1 +
> 4 files changed, 345 insertions(+)
> create mode 100644 drivers/firmware/efi/capsule-loader.c
I need an ack from the efi maintainer, or at least someone else
reviewing / testing this, before I can accept it.
thanks,
greg k-h
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-02-08 5:43 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-01-29 4:39 [PATCH v11 0/1] Enable capsule loader interface for efi firmware updating Kweh, Hock Leong
2016-01-29 4:39 ` [PATCH v11 1/1] efi: a misc char interface for user to update efi firmware Kweh, Hock Leong
2016-02-08 5:43 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman [this message]
2016-02-08 9:50 ` Matt Fleming
2016-02-15 16:41 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman
2016-02-08 15:13 ` Matt Fleming
2016-02-15 6:46 ` Kweh, Hock Leong
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