Re: [PATCH] ACPI: tables: simplify acpi_parse_entries

[Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@arm.com>]

On 15/09/15 10:31, Sudeep Holla wrote:
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> On 15/09/15 00:41, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
>> On Monday, September 14, 2015 04:14:46 PM 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.
>>>
>>> Cc: "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@rjwysocki.net>
>>> Signed-off-by: Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@arm.com>
>>

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> I will respin the patch as per your suggestion but needs to go only
> after Al's MADT patches.
>

Alternately we can retain passing table_end to the handlers for now.

Once Al's MADT series removes those BAD_GIC_ENTRY macros, there will be
no users of that second argument in subtable handlers and it can be
completely removed. Let me know your thoughts.

Regards,
Sudeep