efi_pstore: Check remaining space with QueryVariableInfo() before writing data
commit d80a361d upstream. [Issue] As discussed in a thread below, Running out of space in EFI isn't a well-tested scenario. And we wouldn't expect all firmware to handle it gracefully. http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=134305325801789&w=2 On the other hand, current efi_pstore doesn't check a remaining space of storage at writing time. Therefore, efi_pstore may not work if it tries to write a large amount of data. [Patch Description] To avoid handling the situation above, this patch checks if there is a space enough to log with QueryVariableInfo() before writing data. Signed-off-by: Seiji Aguchi <seiji.aguchi@hds.com> Acked-by: Mike Waychison <mikew@google.com> Signed-off-by: Tony Luck <tony.luck@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> Cc: Rui Xiang <rui.xiang@huawei.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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