Re: [PATCH v4 01/14] x86/boot: Fix memremap of setup_indirect structures

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On Fri, Aug 27, 2021 at 09:28:24AM -0400, Ross Philipson wrote:
> As documented, the setup_indirect structure is nested inside
> the setup_data structures in the setup_data list. The code currently
> accesses the fields inside the setup_indirect structure but only
> the sizeof(struct setup_data) is being memremapped. No crash
> occured but this is just due to how the area is remapped under the
> covers.
>
> The fix is to properly memremap both the setup_data and setup_indirect
> structures in these cases before accessing them.
>
> Fixes: b3c72fc9a78e ("x86/boot: Introduce setup_indirect")
>
> Signed-off-by: Ross Philipson <ross.philipson@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Daniel Kiper <daniel.kiper@xxxxxxxxxx>

This is the fix. So, I think it should be taken now, regardless of the
fate of the other patches in the series.

Daniel



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