linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 04/13] x86/microcode/intel: Simplify load_ucode_intel

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Message-ID: <20150224183226.GK3420@pd.tnic>
Date:	Tue, 24 Feb 2015 19:32:26 +0100
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Quentin Casasnovas <quentin.casasnovas@...cle.com>
Cc:	X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 04/13] x86/microcode/intel: Simplify
 load_ucode_intel_bsp()

On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 05:21:51PM +0100, Quentin Casasnovas wrote:
> ... here `size = end - start + 1`, so basically the original size in
> `hdr.ramdisk_image` *plus one*, whereas the `size` you're passing around
> does not include it.  I'm not saying it's wrong, quite the opposite I think
> you're fixing an off-by-one error present in the original code at the same
> time :)

I know, right :-)

I was scratching my head about it and if using the size directly is
wrong then something's genuinely b0rked with the design of this thing.

I'll correct the commit message.

Tanks.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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