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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH for-2.6] fw_cfg: Adopt /opt/RFQDN convention
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Gabriel L. Somlo |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH for-2.6] fw_cfg: Adopt /opt/RFQDN convention |
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Tue, 19 Apr 2016 09:04:20 -0400 |
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Mutt/1.5.24 (2015-08-30) |
On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 09:48:40AM +0200, Markus Armbruster wrote:
> "Michael S. Tsirkin" <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 06:42:09PM +0200, Markus Armbruster wrote:
> >> FW CFG's primary user is QEMU, which uses it to expose configuration
> >> information (in the widest sense) to Firmware. Thus the name FW CFG.
> >>
> >> FW CFG can also be used by others for their own purposes. QEMU is
> >> merely acting as transport then. Names starting with opt/ are reseved
> >> for such uses. There is no provision, however, to guide safe sharing
> >> among different such users.
> >>
> >> Fix that, losely following QMP precedence: names should start with
> >> opt/RFQDN/, where RFQDN is a reverse fully qualified domain name you
> >> control.
> >>
> >> Based on a more ambitious patch from Michael Tsirkin.
> >>
> >> Cc: Gerd Hoffmann <address@hidden>
> >> Cc: Gabriel L. Somlo <address@hidden>
> >> Cc: Laszlo Ersek <address@hidden>
> >> Cc: Michael S. Tsirkin <address@hidden>
> >> Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster <address@hidden>
> >
> > Reviewed-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <address@hidden>
> > Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <address@hidden>
> >
> > I don't think there's any rush to get this into 2.6, though.
> > If no one beats me to it, I'll apply this after 2.6 is out.
>
> The patch touches only documentation and help text, i.e. it's as safe as
> it gets. I'd like to have it in 2.6.
>
> Since both of the two patched files have no maintainer, I intend to post
> a pull request myself, assuming nobody objects.
Acked-by: Gabriel Somlo <address@hidden>
Thanks much!
--Gabriel