Re: [PATCH] x86/efi: initialize status to ensure garbage is not returned on small size

From	Matt Fleming <matt@codeblueprint.co.uk>
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Subject	Re: [PATCH] x86/efi: initialize status to ensure garbage is not returned on small size
Date	2016-08-01 14:00 +0200
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On Wed, 27 Jul, at 03:50:16PM, Colin Ian King wrote:
> 
> I'd rather put extra guarding in rather than getting some potential
> garbage return from the stack, but I am playing it rather conservatively
> here.

I think that's sensible, I just wanted to confirm your rationale.

Thanks, applied.

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Re: [PATCH] x86/efi: initialize status to ensure garbage is not  returned on small size Matt Fleming <matt@codeblueprint.co.uk> - 2016-07-27 16:40 +0200
  Re: [PATCH] x86/efi: initialize status to ensure garbage is not  returned on small size Colin Ian King <colin.king@canonical.com> - 2016-07-27 17:00 +0200
    Re: [PATCH] x86/efi: initialize status to ensure garbage is not  returned on small size Matt Fleming <matt@codeblueprint.co.uk> - 2016-08-01 14:00 +0200

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