[PATCH] riscv/efi_stub: Fix get_boot_hartid_from_fdt() return value

[Atish Patra]

On Thu, Feb 17, 2022 at 2:55 AM Sunil V L <sunilvl at ventanamicro.com> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Feb 14, 2022 at 12:09:05PM +0100, Andreas Schwab wrote:
> > On Feb 14 2022, Heinrich Schuchardt wrote:
> >
> > > On 2/14/22 11:15, Andreas Schwab wrote:
> > >> On Feb 14 2022, Heinrich Schuchardt wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> set_boot_hartid() implies that the caller can change the boot hart ID.
> > >>> As this is not a case this name obviously would be a misnomer.
> > >>
> > >> initialize_boot_hartid would fit better.
> > >>
> > >
> > > Another misnomer.
> >
> > But the best fit so far.
>
> Can we use the name init_boot_hartid_from_fdt()? While I understand
> Heinrich's point, I think since we have "_from_fdt", this may be fine.
>

init_boot_hartid_from_fdt or parse_boot_hartid_from_fdt

are definitely much better than the current one.

> I didn't rename the function since it was not recommended to do multiple
> things in a "Fix" patch. If we can consider this as not very serious
> issue which needs a "Fix" patch, then I can combine this patch with the
> RISCV_EFI_BOOT_PROTOCOL patch series.
>

IMHO, it is okay to include this in the RISCV_EFI_BOOT_PROTOCOL series
as we are not going to have hartid U32_MAX in a few months :)


> Hi Ard, let me know your suggestion on how to proceed with this.
>
> Thanks
> Sunil
> >
> > --
> > Andreas Schwab, schwab at linux-m68k.org
> > GPG Key fingerprint = 7578 EB47 D4E5 4D69 2510  2552 DF73 E780 A9DA AEC1
> > "And now for something completely different."



-- 
Regards,
Atish