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From: "Jan Beulich" <JBeulich@novell.com>
Subject: Re: Xen 4.0.0-rc7 problem/hang with vt-d DMAR
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Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 09:46:37 +0000
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>>> Weidong Han <weidong.han@intel.com> 24.03.10 10:02 >>>
>it cannot check entry_header->length < sizeof(struct acpi_table_XXX),=20
>which is not the actual size in acpi table.

I don't follow here: Minimally checking against
sizeof(struct acpi_dmar_entry_header) should be possible. But I can't
even see why checking for sizeof(struct acpi_table_XXX) in the
individual case statements can't be done.

Jan