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

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Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 19:52:05 +0200
From: Jean Delvare <jdelvare@...e.de>
To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] dmi update for v6.10

On Mon, 20 May 2024 09:27:41 -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> 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.

This is a list of bugs being fixed. The bug was a panic, the fix is
stop decoding.

Likewise, the other fix is not adding a KCFI violation.

Thanks for making my day :-D

Joke apart, I thought it was clear enough, but I take note to word
things differently next time.

-- 
Jean Delvare
SUSE L3 Support