Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] ACPI / tables: simplify acpi_parse_entries

From	Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@arm.com>
Newsgroups	linux.kernel
Subject	Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] ACPI / tables: simplify acpi_parse_entries
Date	2015-10-15 17:50 +0200
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Hi Rafael,

On 01/10/15 16:11, 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@rjwysocki.net>

Now that Al's MADT is queued, can you consider applying these ?

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Regards,
Sudeep
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Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] ACPI / tables: simplify acpi_parse_entries Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@arm.com> - 2015-10-15 17:50 +0200
  Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] ACPI / tables: simplify acpi_parse_entries Al Stone <al.stone@linaro.org> - 2015-10-15 18:00 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] ACPI / tables: simplify acpi_parse_entries "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@rjwysocki.net> - 2015-10-15 23:10 +0200

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