linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: add a crc32 checksum to the kernel image.

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Message-Id: <1202331539.7333.9.camel@cthulhu.hellion.org.uk>
Date:	Wed, 06 Feb 2008 20:58:59 +0000
From:	Ian Campbell <ijc@...lion.org.uk>
To:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...CLE.COM>
Cc:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: add a crc32 checksum to the kernel image.


On Tue, 2008-02-05 at 17:09 -0800, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> On Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:02:48 +0000 Ian Campbell wrote:
> >  
> > +**** THE IMAGE CHECKSUM
> > +
> > +The CRC-32 is calculated over the entire file using an initial
> > +remainder of 0xffffffff.  The checksum is appended to the file
> 
> Run-on sentences.
> Use period (full stop) or semi-colon at end of above sentence.
> If using a period, capitalize the next word.  Thanks.
> 
> 
> > +therefore the CRC of the file up to the limit specified in the syssize
> > +field of the header is always 0.

Thanks. I went with:

+The CRC-32 is calculated over the entire file using an initial
+remainder of 0xffffffff.  The checksum is appended to the file;
+therefore the CRC of the file up to the limit specified in the syssize
+field of the header is always 0.


-- 
Ian Campbell

If the master dies and the disciple grieves, the lives of both have
been wasted.

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