linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 01/10] x86/microcode/AMD: Subtract SECTION_HDR

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Date:   Wed, 18 Apr 2018 14:39:27 +0200
From:   "Maciej S. Szmigiero" <mail@...iej.szmigiero.name>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 01/10] x86/microcode/AMD: Subtract SECTION_HDR_SIZE
 from file leftover length

On 18.03.2018 17:12, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 12:07:42AM +0100, Maciej S. Szmigiero wrote:
>> verify_patch_size() function verifies whether the microcode container file
>> remaining size is large enough to contain a patch of the indicated size.
>>
>> However, the section header length is not included in this indicated size
>> but it is present in the leftover file length so it should be subtracted
>> from the leftover file length before passing this value to
>> verify_patch_size().
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Maciej S. Szmigiero <mail@...iej.szmigiero.name>
>> ---
>>  arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c | 11 ++++++++++-
>>  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> I split the comment and applied this:
> 
> ---
> From: "Maciej S. Szmigiero" <mail@...iej.szmigiero.name>
> Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2018 00:07:42 +0100
> Subject: [PATCH] x86/microcode/AMD: Subtract SECTION_HDR_SIZE from file
>  leftover length

Can't really find this commit in any tree I have looked at (bp.git and
tip.git at kernel.org).
Was it pushed somewhere else?

Maciej