2008-10-03 17:09:47

by Andrey Borzenkov

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Subject: Re: + x86-fix-ghost-entries-under-sys-firmware-edd.patch added to -mm tree

On Friday 03 October 2008, [email protected] wrote:
> hpa:
>
> Right, I think that's a much better patch.
>
> The really Right Thing[TM] to do is probably to pre-clear the buffer
> and then look for the 0xaa55 signature at offset 510; it is required
> for sector 0 to be a valid MBR-format partition table and hence for the
> MBR *signature* to be valid.
>
> I'll write that up tomorrow (I'm travelling today), or you can send
> me a patch.
>
> akpm:
>
> A patch in hand is worth...

I am really sorry; I botched this initially and then was distracted by other
things. The patch attached.


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2008-10-03 17:17:21

by H. Peter Anvin

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Subject: Re: + x86-fix-ghost-entries-under-sys-firmware-edd.patch added to -mm tree

Andrey Borzenkov wrote:
>
> I am really sorry; I botched this initially and then was distracted by other
> things. The patch attached.
>

Applied to tip:x86/setup, thanks!

-hpa