linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] bootconfig: Extend the magic check range to the preceding 3 bytes

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Message-Id: <20201113112108.77486a0475216ada6f8e03a0@kernel.org>
Date:   Fri, 13 Nov 2020 11:21:08 +0900
From:   Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>
To:     Chen Yu <yu.chen.surf@...il.com>
Cc:     Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Chen Yu <yu.c.chen@...el.com>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] bootconfig: Extend the magic check range to the
 preceding 3 bytes

On Fri, 13 Nov 2020 09:27:38 +0800
Chen Yu <yu.chen.surf@...il.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Nov 13, 2020 at 1:27 AM Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org> wrote:
> >
> > Since Grub may align the size of initrd to 4 if user pass
> > initrd from cpio, we have to check the preceding 3 bytes as well.
> >
> > Fixes: 85c46b78da58 ("bootconfig: Add bootconfig magic word for indicating bootconfig explicitly")
> > Reported-by: Chen Yu <yu.chen.surf@...il.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>
> > ---
> Works for me, thanks!
> Tested-by: Chen Yu <yu.chen.surf@...il.com>

Thank you Chen!

Steve, could you merge this fix? 

Thank you,

> 
> Best,
> Chenyu


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Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>