linux-kernel - [PATCH] fs:partitions:efi.c: correct misuse force

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Message-ID: <20111122004434.GA6584@udknight.homenetwork>
Date:	Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:44:34 +0800
From:	wangyanqing <udknight@...il.com>
To:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Cc:	warns@...-sense.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, tj@...nel.org,
	jaxboe@...ionio.com
Subject: [PATCH] fs:partitions:efi.c: correct misuse force_gpt

The primary gpt header maybe broken, so we should
check the alternate gpt header no matter whether
there is a gpt boot parameter.(The alternate gpt header
is for this way).

Signed-off-by: Wang YanQing <udknight@...il.com>
---
 fs/partitions/efi.c |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/partitions/efi.c b/fs/partitions/efi.c
index 6296b40..53fd92f 100644
--- a/fs/partitions/efi.c
+++ b/fs/partitions/efi.c
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ static int find_valid_gpt(struct parsed_partitions *state, gpt_header **gpt,
 		good_agpt = is_gpt_valid(state,
 					 le64_to_cpu(pgpt->alternate_lba),
 					 &agpt, &aptes);
-        if (!good_agpt && force_gpt)
+        if (!good_agpt)
                 good_agpt = is_gpt_valid(state, lastlba, &agpt, &aptes);
 
         /* The obviously unsuccessful case */
-- 
1.7.3.4

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