From: Jean Delvare <jdelvare@suse.de>
To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] dmi update for v6.10
Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 19:52:05 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20240520195205.0a14f8bd@endymion.delvare> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAHk-=whxtT0O7yGX2n=Y3LQ0zJ0c8ZeYZDcbHfFOEiWHFp+qrQ@mail.gmail.com>
On Mon, 20 May 2024 09:27:41 -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Mon, 20 May 2024 at 01:12, Jean Delvare <jdelvare@suse.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
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2024-05-20 17:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-05-20 8:12 Jean Delvare
2024-05-20 16:27 ` Linus Torvalds
2024-05-20 17:52 ` Jean Delvare [this message]
2024-05-20 16:34 ` pr-tracker-bot
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