On Monday, September 28, 2015 11:11:11 AM Sudeep Holla wrote: > > On 26/09/15 01:27, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote: > > On Wednesday, September 16, 2015 01:58:06 PM Sudeep Holla wrote: > >> acpi_parse_entries passes the table end pointer to the sub-table entry > >> handler. acpi_parse_entries itself could validate the end of an entry > >> against the table end using the length in the sub-table entry. > >> > >> This patch adds the validation of the sub-table entry end using the > >> length field.This will help to eliminate the need to pass the table end > >> to the handlers. > >> > >> It also moves the check for zero length entry early so that execution of > >> the handler can be avoided. > >> > >> Cc: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> Signed-off-by: Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@xxxxxxx> > >> > >> --- > >> drivers/acpi/tables.c | 31 +++++++++++++++---------------- > >> 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) > >> > >> Hi Rafael, > >> > >> As I mentioned earlier, this needs to be applied after Al's MADT changes > >> are merged. You might get simple conflicts in acpi_parse_entries. > > > > This needs to be rebased on top of some patches in my linux-next branch. > > > > It probably is better to rebase it on top of my bleeding-edge branch that > > contains the Al's patches already, though. > > > > I don't see Al's patches in your linux-next or bleeding-edge They were there, but I've dropped them due to a 0-day testing failure. I think your patches depend on the Al's ones, is that correct? Rafael -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-acpi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
