linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] ARM: compressed: Pass the actual output length to the decompressor

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Message-ID: <20230413052050.GB9837@atomide.com>
Date:   Thu, 13 Apr 2023 08:20:50 +0300
From:   Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>
To:     Jonathan Neuschäfer <j.neuschaefer@....net>
Cc:     linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Nick Terrell <terrelln@...com>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Sebastian Reichel <sebastian.reichel@...labora.com>,
        Nick Hawkins <nick.hawkins@....com>,
        Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@...roup.eu>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        Xin Li <xin3.li@...el.com>,
        Seung-Woo Kim <sw0312.kim@...sung.com>,
        Paul Bolle <pebolle@...cali.nl>,
        Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "Russell King (Oracle)" <rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] ARM: compressed: Pass the actual output length to
 the decompressor

* Jonathan Neuschäfer <j.neuschaefer@....net> [230412 21:22]:
> --- a/arch/arm/boot/compressed/misc.c
> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/compressed/misc.c
> +static u32 get_inflated_image_size(void)
> +{
> +	return get_unaligned_le32(input_data_end - 4);
> +}

Just something to check.. This patch should not picked for the old stable
kernels that did not have the uncompressed image size at the end. Maybe
the patch should have a Depends-on tag to prevent possible issues?

Other than that looks good to me:

Reviewed-by: Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>