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SubjectRe: [PATCH v3] x86: avoid remapping data in parse_setup_data()
On 8/14/13 12:46 AM, Linn Crosetto wrote:
> Type SETUP_PCI, added by setup_efi_pci(), may advertise a ROM size
> larger than early_memremap() is able to handle, which is currently
> limited to 256kB. If this occurs it leads to a NULL dereference in
> parse_setup_data().
>
> To avoid this, remap the setup_data header and allow parsing functions
> for individual types to handle their own data remapping.
>
> Signed-off-by: Linn Crosetto <linn@hp.com>

Reviewed-by: Pekka Enberg <penberg@kernel.org>


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