linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] x86 fixes for 3.9

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Date:	Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:20:15 -0700
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...hat.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Matt Fleming <matt.fleming@...el.com>,
	Matthew Garrett <matthew.garrett@...ula.com>,
	Paul Bolle <pebolle@...cali.nl>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] x86 fixes for 3.9

On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 2:44 PM, H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
>
> -       if (!sys_table->runtime->query_variable_info)
> +       if (sys_table->runtime->hdr.revision < EFI_2_00_SYSTEM_TABLE_REVISION)
>                 return EFI_UNSUPPORTED;

Is a EFI 2.00 system table *guaranteed* to have that
"query_variable_info" function? The above adds the version check, but
removes the check for a NULL pointer.

And why the hell don't we have a real structure that has been filled
out properly, and instead apparently just do this "point to random
memory that doesn't necessarily have the full structure?

             Linus
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