Re: [PATCH 03/10] efi/x86: Use pr_efi_err for error messages

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On Wed, 29 Apr 2020 at 21:47, Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Wed, 2020-04-29 at 20:59 +0200, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> > On Wed, 29 Apr 2020 at 20:57, Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > On Wed, 2020-04-29 at 20:49 +0200, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> > > > On Wed, 29 Apr 2020 at 20:47, Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > > Looking at code for efi_printk -> efi_char16_printk,
> > > > > it's somewhat difficult to see where the "output_string"
> > > > > function pointer is set.  Any clue?
> > > > It is set by the firmware.
> > >
> > > Sure, where in the code though?
> > >
> >
> > In which code? The firmware code?
>
> I presume it's set from a struct received from hardware/firmware
> somewhere in drivers/firmware/efi, but it doesn't seem clear where.
>

It is a field in the EFI system table, which we dereference directly.



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