Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/2] Add infinite loop checking in img_create()

[Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@gmail.com>]

On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 04:32:34PM +0200, Andreas Färber wrote:
> Am 27.06.2013 09:38, schrieb Xu Wang:
> > From: Xu Wang <cngesaint@outlook.com>
> > 
> > If user creates a image with loop in backing file, qemu doesn't give any
> > warning or error report and creation successful. If this image was opend
> > by qemu, no response would occure and segment fault would happend at last.
> > Hence these patches refine and export infinite loop checking in
> > collect_image_info_list() and add checking into img_create(). If a loop
> > would occure, an error info output and creation interrupted.
> > 
> > Xu Wang (2):
> >   Refine and export infinite loop checking in collect_image_info_list()
> >   Check infinite loop in img_create()
> 
> In the future please use a prefix such as "qemu-img: ..." on both cover
> letter and patches to indicate which part of code it concerns, and CC
> the respective maintainers of that area to assure appropriate review.

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Stefan