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From: Matt Fleming <matt-mF/unelCI9GS6iBeEJttW/XRex20P6io@public.gmane.org>
To: Leif Lindholm <leif.lindholm-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland-5wv7dgnIgG8@public.gmane.org>,
	Ard Biesheuvel
	<ard.biesheuvel-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>,
	"matt.fleming-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org"
	<matt.fleming-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>,
	"bp-Gina5bIWoIWzQB+pC5nmwQ@public.gmane.org"
	<bp-Gina5bIWoIWzQB+pC5nmwQ@public.gmane.org>,
	"roy.franz-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org"
	<roy.franz-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>,
	"linux-efi-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org"
	<linux-efi-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] efi: stub: call get_memory_map() to obtain map and desc sizes
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2015 11:09:57 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20150112110957.GD26589@codeblueprint.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20150109105529.GP3827-t77nlHhSwNqAroYi2ySoxKxOck334EZe@public.gmane.org>

On Fri, 09 Jan, at 10:55:29AM, Leif Lindholm wrote:
> 
> I disagree.
> The intent is clear, and you can not follow the current text and
> provide a version that does not do the right thing. Only the MapKey
> return is conditional on success.

Tianocore does in fact appear to set the descriptor version and size
even with a zero sized memory map buffer, so that's encouraging.

The real test will be to see how this patch performs in the wild, so
let's get it in linux-next?

-- 
Matt Fleming, Intel Open Source Technology Center

      parent reply	other threads:[~2015-01-12 11:09 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2015-01-08 17:51 [PATCH] efi: stub: call get_memory_map() to obtain map and desc sizes Ard Biesheuvel
     [not found] ` <1420739507-1708-1-git-send-email-ard.biesheuvel-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
2015-01-08 19:04   ` Mark Rutland
2015-01-08 19:09     ` Ard Biesheuvel
     [not found]       ` <CAKv+Gu9tVjfU5S=3oLTznUFnv0WAbGcKueNjKtDtYqGQ+cxtxw-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2015-01-09 10:19         ` Mark Rutland
2015-01-09 10:55           ` Leif Lindholm
     [not found]             ` <20150109105529.GP3827-t77nlHhSwNqAroYi2ySoxKxOck334EZe@public.gmane.org>
2015-01-09 11:16               ` Mark Rutland
2015-01-12 11:09               ` Matt Fleming [this message]

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