[PATCH v4] misc: fs-loader: Use fw_storage_interface instead of storage_interface

Roger Quadros rogerq at kernel.org
Thu Feb 8 12:58:00 CET 2024



On 08/02/2024 07:19, MD Danish Anwar wrote:
> Hi Sean,
> 
> On 07/02/24 11:14 pm, Sean Anderson wrote:
>> On 1/30/24 01:26, MD Danish Anwar wrote:
>>> The fs-loader driver reads env storage_interface and uses it to load
>>> firmware file into memory using the medium set by env. Update the driver
>>> to use env fw_storage_interface as this variable is only used to load
>>> firmwares. The env storage_interface will act as fallback so that the
>>> existing implementations do not break.
>>>
>>> Also update the FS Loader documentation accordingly.
>>
>> So why do you want to do this? I don't see what the point of renaming the
>> variable is, since you are not e.g. adding any new functionality, and we
>> have to pay for the rename in code size.
>>
> 
> I am upstreaming TI's ICSSG driver for u-boot and during code review
> Roger Quadros <rogerq at kernel.org> commented asking to rename this
> variable [1]. I think the motive here was to keep all variables used by
> fs-loader driver with 'fw_' prefix. All other variables had 'fw_' prefix
> except for storage_interface.

Can you please mention this motive in the Commit message?

> 
> [1]
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/4721f3b9-f823-47f3-b4f3-ed40002af31b@kernel.org/
> 
>> --Sean
> 

-- 
cheers,
-roger


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