[PATCH] efi_loader: expand disk device names with drive details

[Michal Simek]

On 5/1/26 10:23, Heinrich Schuchardt wrote:
> On 4/20/26 09:28, Padmarao Begari wrote:
>> Increase the boot menu device name buffer so we can append extra
>> metadata. Append the disk capacity and trimmed vendor/product strings
>> to the device name so users can differentiate drives in the EFI boot
>> menu. Also tighten the parameter validation and pull in linux/string.h
>> for strl* helpers.
>>
>> For example, the U-Boot boot menu now shows entries such as:
>>
>>      usb 0 (29.7 GiB, Generic Ultra HS-COMBO)
>>      usb 1 (28.6 GiB, USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1)
>>      scsi 0 (1 GiB, MICRON MT064GBCAV1U31AA)
> 
> Adding a descriptive text looks like a good idea to me. I am just not sure if 
> with the patch we are showing the relevant information.
> 
> nvme 0 (953 GiB, SKHynix_HFS001TEM4X169N)
> nvme 1 (953 GiB, SKHynix_HFS001TEM4X169N)
> nvme 2 (953 GiB, SKHynix_HFS001TEM4X169N)
> 
> I would not know if these are 3 namespaces on the same drive or different drives.

yes that's limitation of this patch but more information could be added on the 
top to differentiate the same devices.

Thanks,
Michal