linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] dmi update for v6.10

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Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 09:27:41 -0700
From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To: Jean Delvare <jdelvare@...e.de>
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] dmi update for v6.10

On Mon, 20 May 2024 at 01:12, Jean Delvare <jdelvare@...e.de> wrote:
>
> * Bug fixes:
>   - KCFI violation in dmi-id
>   - Panic on broken (short) DMI table entry

Well, I wasn't going to pull that based on the description, but it
turns out it's not a panic at all, it's just a "stop decoding".

Because panicking on broken firmware would be horrible.

           Linus