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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 06/10] x86/microcode/AMD: Check patch size in verify_and_add_patch()
To: "Maciej S. Szmigiero" <mail@maciej.szmigiero.name>
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On March 23, 2018 9:40:50 AM CDT, "Maciej S. Szmigiero" <mail@maciej.szmigiero.name> wrote:
>It is possible to keep verify_patch_size() unmodified (with unsigned
>int
>and u32) but microcode container files >4GB in size then may be
>rejected,

If we ever have to support that - which I'm pretty sure we won't - more changes to the container format and parsing will be needed anyway.

Thx.

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