linux-kernel - Re: + x86-fix-ghost-entries-under-sys-firmware-edd.patch added to -mm tree

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Date:	Fri, 3 Oct 2008 21:08:49 +0400
From:	Andrey Borzenkov <arvidjaar@...mail.ru>
To:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Cc:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Matt_Domsch@...l.com, hpa@...or.com, mingo@...e.hu,
	tglx@...utronix.de
Subject: Re: + x86-fix-ghost-entries-under-sys-firmware-edd.patch added to -mm tree

On Friday 03 October 2008, akpm@...ux-foundation.org wrote:
> hpa:
> 
>    Right, I think that's a much better patch.
> 
>    The really Right Thing[TM] to do is probably to pre-clear the buffer
>    and then look for the 0xaa55 signature at offset 510; it is required
>    for sector 0 to be a valid MBR-format partition table and hence for the
>    MBR *signature* to be valid.
> 
>    I'll write that up tomorrow (I'm travelling today), or you can send
>    me a patch.
> 
> akpm:
> 
>    A patch in hand is worth...

I am really sorry; I botched this initially and then was distracted by other
things. The patch attached.

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