2 files changed, 27 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c b/kernel/drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c
index 027ca2121..3b52677f4 100644
--- a/kernel/drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c
+++ b/kernel/drivers/firmware/efi/efi.c
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ static int generic_ops_register(void)
 {
 	generic_ops.get_variable = efi.get_variable;
 	generic_ops.set_variable = efi.set_variable;
+	generic_ops.set_variable_nonblocking = efi.set_variable_nonblocking;
 	generic_ops.get_next_variable = efi.get_next_variable;
 	generic_ops.query_variable_store = efi_query_variable_store;
 
diff --git a/kernel/drivers/firmware/efi/vars.c b/kernel/drivers/firmware/efi/vars.c
index 7f2ea21c7..6f182fd91 100644
--- a/kernel/drivers/firmware/efi/vars.c
+++ b/kernel/drivers/firmware/efi/vars.c
@@ -202,29 +202,44 @@ static const struct variable_validate variable_validate[] = {
 	{ NULL_GUID, "", NULL },
 };
 
+/*
+ * Check if @var_name matches the pattern given in @match_name.
+ *
+ * @var_name: an array of @len non-NUL characters.
+ * @match_name: a NUL-terminated pattern string, optionally ending in "*". A
+ *              final "*" character matches any trailing characters @var_name,
+ *              including the case when there are none left in @var_name.
+ * @match: on output, the number of non-wildcard characters in @match_name
+ *         that @var_name matches, regardless of the return value.
+ * @return: whether @var_name fully matches @match_name.
+ */
 static bool
 variable_matches(const char *var_name, size_t len, const char *match_name,
 		 int *match)
 {
 	for (*match = 0; ; (*match)++) {
 		char c = match_name[*match];
-		char u = var_name[*match];
 
-		/* Wildcard in the matching name means we've matched */
-		if (c == '*')
+		switch (c) {
+		case '*':
+			/* Wildcard in @match_name means we've matched. */
 			return true;
 
-		/* Case sensitive match */
-		if (!c && *match == len)
-			return true;
+		case '\0':
+			/* @match_name has ended. Has @var_name too? */
+			return (*match == len);
 
-		if (c != u)
+		default:
+			/*
+			 * We've reached a non-wildcard char in @match_name.
+			 * Continue only if there's an identical character in
+			 * @var_name.
+			 */
+			if (*match < len && c == var_name[*match])
+				continue;
 			return false;
-
-		if (!c)
-			return true;
+		}
 	}
-	return true;
 }
 
 bool