From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Return-Path: <linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org>
Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2016 21:43:31 -0800
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
Message-ID: <20160208054331.GA16756@kroah.com>
References: <1454042394-21507-1-git-send-email-hock.leong.kweh@intel.com>
 <1454042394-21507-2-git-send-email-hock.leong.kweh@intel.com>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Disposition: inline
In-Reply-To: <1454042394-21507-2-git-send-email-hock.leong.kweh@intel.com>
Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org
List-ID: <linux-fsdevel.vger.kernel.org>

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