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Re: [PATCH v3 0/5] ACPI: Provide better MADT subtable sanity checks

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On Wednesday, September 16, 2015 10:27:57 AM Al Stone wrote:
> On 09/16/2015 10:24 AM, Al Stone wrote:
> > On 09/15/2015 08:44 PM, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> >> On Tuesday, September 15, 2015 03:13:12 PM Al Stone wrote:
> >>> On 09/09/2015 03:09 PM, Al Stone wrote:
> >>>> Currently, the BAD_MADT_ENTRY macro is used to do a very simple sanity
> >>>> check on the various subtables that are defined for the MADT.  The check
> >>>> compares the size of the subtable data structure as defined by ACPICA to
> >>>> the length entry in the subtable.  If they are not the same, the assumption
> >>>> is that the subtable is incorrect.
> >>>>
> 
> [snip...]
> 
> >> I'm going to apply this series if people have no problems with it.  I do think
> >> it is slightly overkill, but then as long as it works ...
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Rafael
> >>
> 
> Would you prefer I send out the updated version with Sudeep's fix to apply
> instead of this version?

Yes, I would.

> Or have you picked that up already?

No, I haven't.

> Easily updated and sent out, if it'll make your life simpler....

Yes, please.

Thanks,
Rafael

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[PATCH v3 0/5] ACPI: Provide better MADT subtable sanity checks Al Stone <al.stone@linaro.org> - 2015-09-09 23:20 +0200
  [PATCH v3 5/5] ACPI: remove definition of BAD_MADT_ENTRY macro Al Stone <al.stone@linaro.org> - 2015-09-09 23:20 +0200
  [PATCH v3 4/5] ACPI / X86: remove usage of BAD_MADT_ENTRY Al Stone <al.stone@linaro.org> - 2015-09-09 23:20 +0200
  [PATCH v3 2/5] ACPI / ARM64: remove usage of BAD_MADT_ENTRY/BAD_MADT_GICC_ENTRY Al Stone <al.stone@linaro.org> - 2015-09-09 23:20 +0200
  [PATCH v3 3/5] ACPI / IA64: remove usage of BAD_MADT_ENTRY Al Stone <al.stone@linaro.org> - 2015-09-09 23:20 +0200
  Re: [Linaro-acpi] [PATCH v3 0/5] ACPI: Provide better MADT subtable  sanity checks Graeme Gregory <graeme.gregory@linaro.org> - 2015-09-10 14:20 +0200
  Re: [PATCH v3 0/5] ACPI: Provide better MADT subtable sanity checks Al Stone <ahs3@redhat.com> - 2015-09-15 23:20 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v3 0/5] ACPI: Provide better MADT subtable sanity checks "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@rjwysocki.net> - 2015-09-16 04:20 +0200
      Re: [PATCH v3 0/5] ACPI: Provide better MADT subtable sanity checks Al Stone <ahs3@redhat.com> - 2015-09-16 18:30 +0200
        Re: [PATCH v3 0/5] ACPI: Provide better MADT subtable sanity checks Al Stone <ahs3@redhat.com> - 2015-09-16 21:30 +0200
        Re: [PATCH v3 0/5] ACPI: Provide better MADT subtable sanity checks "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@rjwysocki.net> - 2015-09-17 02:10 +0200
      Re: [PATCH v3 0/5] ACPI: Provide better MADT subtable sanity checks Al Stone <al.stone@linaro.org> - 2015-09-16 18:30 +0200

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