linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] x86/boot/compressed/64: Use 32-bit move for z_output

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Message-ID: <20200211161739.GE32279@zn.tnic>
Date:   Tue, 11 Feb 2020 17:17:39 +0100
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Arvind Sankar <nivedita@...m.mit.edu>
Cc:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Michael Matz <matz@...e.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] x86/boot/compressed/64: Use 32-bit move for
 z_output_len

On Tue, Jan 07, 2020 at 02:44:36PM -0500, Arvind Sankar wrote:
> z_output_len is a 32-bit quantity,

It took me a while to figure out why that is, with Michael's help.
Please write in the commit message why it is a 32-bit quantity so that
it is clear to readers.

Thx.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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