Re: [PATCH 02/16] efi: Get the secure boot status

[David Howells <dhowells-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>]

Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org> wrote:

> > Looking in efi_get_secureboot(), is there a reason:
> >
> >         efi_guid_t var_guid = EFI_GLOBAL_VARIABLE_GUID;
> >
> > isn't static const?
> >
> 
> Not a good one, no. It used to be static const, but for some reason,
> commit 30d7bf034c03 ("efi/arm64: Check SetupMode when determining
> Secure Boot status") removed the static and the const (and I reviewed
> it and did not complain AFAIR)
> I'll gladly take a patch that reinstates that, though.

Also, is there a reason that:

typedef efi_status_t efi_get_variable_t (efi_char16_t *name, efi_guid_t *vendor, u32 *attr,
					 unsigned long *data_size, void *data);

Doesn't have const name and vendor?

David