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SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/1] efi/efivars: ConInDev, ConOutDev, ConErrDev are volatile
(cc Peter)

On Thu, 18 Feb 2021 at 21:18, Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@gmx.de> wrote:
>
> UEFI variables ConInDev, ConOutDev, ConErrDev are volatile variables that
> are set by the firmware on every reset. It does not make sense to set these
> variables via the efivarfs filesystem.
>
> Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@gmx.de>
> ---
> drivers/firmware/efi/vars.c | 3 ---
> 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/vars.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/vars.c
> index 41c1d00bf933..561e0a01093b 100644
> --- a/drivers/firmware/efi/vars.c
> +++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/vars.c
> @@ -180,11 +180,8 @@ static const struct variable_validate variable_validate[] = {
> { EFI_GLOBAL_VARIABLE_GUID, "DriverOrder", validate_boot_order },
> { EFI_GLOBAL_VARIABLE_GUID, "Driver*", validate_load_option },
> { EFI_GLOBAL_VARIABLE_GUID, "ConIn", validate_device_path },
> - { EFI_GLOBAL_VARIABLE_GUID, "ConInDev", validate_device_path },
> { EFI_GLOBAL_VARIABLE_GUID, "ConOut", validate_device_path },
> - { EFI_GLOBAL_VARIABLE_GUID, "ConOutDev", validate_device_path },
> { EFI_GLOBAL_VARIABLE_GUID, "ErrOut", validate_device_path },
> - { EFI_GLOBAL_VARIABLE_GUID, "ErrOutDev", validate_device_path },
> { EFI_GLOBAL_VARIABLE_GUID, "Lang", validate_ascii_string },
> { EFI_GLOBAL_VARIABLE_GUID, "OsIndications", NULL },
> { EFI_GLOBAL_VARIABLE_GUID, "PlatformLang", validate_ascii_string },
> --
> 2.30.0
>

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