Re: [Patch v2] firmware: dmi_scan: fix dmi scan to handle "End of Table" structure

[Matt Fleming <matt@codeblueprint.co.uk>]

On Wed, 04 Feb, at 04:22:05PM, Ivan Khoronzhuk wrote:
> The dmi-sysfs should create "End of Table" entry, that is type 127.
> But after adding initial SMBIOS v3 support the 127-0 entry is not
> handled any more, as result it's not created in sysfs.
> This is important because the size of whole DMI table must correspond
> to sum of all DMI entry sizes.
> 
> So move "end-of-table" check after it's handled by decode.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ivan Khoronzhuk <ivan.khoronzhuk@linaro.org>
> ---
> 
> v2..v1:
> 	Move end of table check after it's handled instead of removing
> 	Correct commit
> 
>  drivers/firmware/dmi_scan.c | 13 +++++++------
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

The way that the commit log is written makes this sound like a
regression. If that's the case, then you need to list which commit
introduced the regression, because that will tell me whether it needs
tagging for stable.

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Matt Fleming, Intel Open Source Technology Center