[PATCH 1/2 v2] efi: add a function to convert the status value to string

[joeyli]

On Fri, May 03, 2019 at 08:16:42AM +0200, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> On Fri, 3 May 2019 at 08:15, joeyli <jlee at suse.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, May 02, 2019 at 10:53:31AM +0200, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> > > On Thu, 2 May 2019 at 06:04, Lee, Chun-Yi <joeyli.kernel at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > This function can be used to convert EFI status value to string
> > > > for printing out debug message. Using this function can improve
> > > > the readability of log.
> > > >
> > > > v2.
> > >
> > > Please move the changelog out of the commit log (move it below the ---
> > > further down)
> > >
> >
> > OK! I will moved the changelog out of the commit log.
> >
> > > > - Changed the wording in subject and description.
> > > > - Moved the marco immediately after the status value definitions.
> > > > - Turned into a proper function instead of inline.
> > > >
> > >
> > > You missed my point here. A proper function means the function in a .c
> > > file, and only the declaration in a .h file. This way, you are still
> > > duplicating the literal strings into every object file that references
> > > this function.
> > >
> >
> > Sorry for I missunderstood. I will move the function to load_uefi.c.
> >
> 
> No, please move it to a file that is shared between all EFI code.

I see! I will move the function to the position that it is just behind
efi_status_to_str() in drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c. Please let me know
if the position is not suitable.

Thanks a lot!
Joey Lee