linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] x86/boot: Fix setup

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Date:   Fri, 25 Feb 2022 22:17:30 +0100
From:   Daniel Kiper <daniel.kiper@...cle.com>
To:     Ross Philipson <ross.philipson@...cle.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org,
        dpsmith@...rtussolutions.com, tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com,
        bp@...en8.de, hpa@...or.com, luto@...capital.net,
        dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com, kanth.ghatraju@...cle.com,
        trenchboot-devel@...glegroups.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] x86/boot: Fix setup_indirect support

On Wed, Feb 23, 2022 at 09:07:34PM -0500, Ross Philipson wrote:
> The setup_indirect support for x86 setup_data was added in November
> of 2019. Several issues were found in the implementation and these
> two patches were created to address those issues.
>
> These patches were originally posted as part of the larger TrenchBoot
> patch set but are now being posted separately since they can be merged
> independently of the TrenchBoot work.
>
> Changes in v2:
>  - Add checks and failure modes for when early_memremap and memremap
>    fail.
>  - Fix variable declarations to use reverse fir tree format.
>  - Use local indirect variable and remove all the inline casts.
>  - Misc. fixes to the commit messages.
>
> Ross Philipson (2):
>   x86/boot: Fix memremap of setup_indirect structures
>   x86/boot: Add setup_indirect support in early_memremap_is_setup_data

For both Reviewed-by: Daniel Kiper <daniel.kiper@...cle.com>...

Daniel