The IsValidWorkSpace() function checks if the working block header of the
workspace is valid. A mismatch detected by this function is not
necessarily an error; it can happen with an as-yet unwritten flash chip,
which is e.g. common and normal when a new ArmVirtQemu virtual machine is
booted. Therefore downgrade the message emitted by IsValidWorkSpace() from
EFI_D_ERROR to EFI_D_INFO, and change the wording from "error" to
"mismatch".

The only caller of IsValidWorkSpace(), InitFtwProtocol(), handles all of
the following cases:

(1) IsValidWorkSpace() succeeds for the working block -- this is normal
    operation,

(2) IsValidWorkSpace() fails for the working block, but succeeds for the
    spare block -- InitFtwProtocol() then restores the working block from
    the spare block,

(3) IsValidWorkSpace() fails for both the working and spare blocks --
    InitFtwProtocol() reinitializes the full workspace.

In cases (2) and (3), InitFtwProtocol() logs additional messages about the
branch taken. Their current level is EFI_D_ERROR, but the messages are
arguably informative, not necessarily error reports.

Downgrade these messages from EFI_D_ERROR to EFI_D_INFO, so that they
don't clutter the debug output when the PcdDebugPrintErrorLevel mask only
enables EFI_D_ERROR (i.e., in a "silent" build).

These messages have annoyed / confused users; see for example:
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1270279

Cc: Star Zeng <[email protected]>
Cc: Liming Gao <[email protected]>
Cc: Drew Jones <[email protected]>
Contributed-under: TianoCore Contribution Agreement 1.0
Signed-off-by: Laszlo Ersek <[email protected]>
---
 MdeModulePkg/Universal/FaultTolerantWriteDxe/FtwMisc.c            | 6 ++++--
 MdeModulePkg/Universal/FaultTolerantWriteDxe/UpdateWorkingBlock.c | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/MdeModulePkg/Universal/FaultTolerantWriteDxe/FtwMisc.c 
b/MdeModulePkg/Universal/FaultTolerantWriteDxe/FtwMisc.c
index 0922321..9604469 100644
--- a/MdeModulePkg/Universal/FaultTolerantWriteDxe/FtwMisc.c
+++ b/MdeModulePkg/Universal/FaultTolerantWriteDxe/FtwMisc.c
@@ -1273,29 +1273,31 @@ InitFtwProtocol (
                FtwDevice->FtwWorkSpaceSize,
                FtwDevice->FtwWorkSpace
                );
     ASSERT_EFI_ERROR (Status);
 
     //
     // If spare block is valid, then replace working block content.
     //
     if (IsValidWorkSpace (FtwDevice->FtwWorkSpaceHeader)) {
       Status = FlushSpareBlockToWorkingBlock (FtwDevice);
-      DEBUG ((EFI_D_ERROR, "Ftw: Restart working block update in 
InitFtwProtocol() - %r\n", Status));
+      DEBUG ((EFI_D_INFO, "Ftw: Restart working block update in %a() - %r\n",
+        __FUNCTION__, Status));
       FtwAbort (&FtwDevice->FtwInstance);
       //
       // Refresh work space.
       //
       Status = WorkSpaceRefresh (FtwDevice);
       ASSERT_EFI_ERROR (Status);
     } else {
-      DEBUG ((EFI_D_ERROR, "Ftw: Both are invalid, init workspace\n"));
+      DEBUG ((EFI_D_INFO,
+        "Ftw: Both working and spare blocks are invalid, init workspace\n"));
       //
       // If both are invalid, then initialize work space.
       //
       SetMem (
         FtwDevice->FtwWorkSpace,
         FtwDevice->FtwWorkSpaceSize,
         FTW_ERASED_BYTE
         );
       InitWorkSpaceHeader (FtwDevice->FtwWorkSpaceHeader);
       //
diff --git a/MdeModulePkg/Universal/FaultTolerantWriteDxe/UpdateWorkingBlock.c 
b/MdeModulePkg/Universal/FaultTolerantWriteDxe/UpdateWorkingBlock.c
index 31f1e0b..d46a37f 100644
--- a/MdeModulePkg/Universal/FaultTolerantWriteDxe/UpdateWorkingBlock.c
+++ b/MdeModulePkg/Universal/FaultTolerantWriteDxe/UpdateWorkingBlock.c
@@ -91,21 +91,21 @@ IsValidWorkSpace (
   )
 {
   if (WorkingHeader == NULL) {
     return FALSE;
   }
 
   if (CompareMem (WorkingHeader, &mWorkingBlockHeader, sizeof 
(EFI_FAULT_TOLERANT_WORKING_BLOCK_HEADER)) == 0) {
     return TRUE;
   }
 
-  DEBUG ((EFI_D_ERROR, "Ftw: Work block header check error\n"));
+  DEBUG ((EFI_D_INFO, "Ftw: Work block header check mismatch\n"));
   return FALSE;
 }
 
 /**
   Initialize a work space when there is no work space.
 
   @param WorkingHeader   Pointer of working block header
 
   @retval  EFI_SUCCESS    The function completed successfully
   @retval  EFI_ABORTED    The function could not complete successfully.
-- 
1.8.3.1


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