[PATCH v7 2/3] efi_var: Unify read/write access helper function
Michal Simek
michal.simek at amd.com
Wed Feb 11 16:30:37 CET 2026
On 2/11/26 16:06, Ilias Apalodimas wrote:
> Hi Michal
>
> Since you'll have to send a v8 a few nits.
>
>
> [...]
>
>
>> }
>>
>> /**
>> - * efi_var_to_file() - save non-volatile variables as file
>> + * efi_var_to_storage() - save non-volatile variables as file
>
> it's not 'as file' anymore right?
>
>> *
>> * File ubootefi.var is created on the EFI system partion.
>
> And this needs an update "If they are stored to file..." etc
>
>> *
>> * Return: status code
>> */
>> -efi_status_t efi_var_to_file(void)
>> +efi_status_t efi_var_to_storage(void)
>> {
>> efi_status_t ret;
>> struct efi_var_file *buf;
>> @@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ out:
>> }
>>
>> /**
>> - * efi_var_from_file() - read variables from file
>> + * efi_var_from_storage() - read variables from file
>
> same here
>
>> *
>> * File ubootefi.var is read from the EFI system partitions and the variables
>> * stored in the file are created.
>
> and here
>
> [...]
>
> You can keep the r-b tags, as it's just comment updates
This is actually correct. Because this code is used only for storing variables
as file on filesystem.
I updated include/efi_variable.h which is generic and shared between fs/sf but
lib/efi_loader/efi_var_file.c is only for saving/reading file on FS.
M
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