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Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 3/7] rslib: decode_rs: Fix length parameter check
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On Sat, 30 Mar 2019, Ferdinand Blomqvist wrote:

> The length of the data load must be at least one. Or in other words,
> there must be room for at least 1 data and nroots parity symbols after
> shortening the RS code.

Indeed!