Re: [PATCH 2/2] arm64: acpi: Prepare for longer MADTs

2018-11-27 Thread Jeremy Linton
Hi Lorenzo, On 11/27/2018 09:01 AM, Lorenzo Pieralisi wrote: On Fri, Oct 12, 2018 at 02:29:37PM -0500, Jeremy Linton wrote: The BAD_MADT_GICC_ENTRY check is a little too strict because it rejects MADT entries that don't match the currently known lengths. We should remove this restriction to

Re: [PATCH 2/2] arm64: acpi: Prepare for longer MADTs

2018-11-27 Thread Jeremy Linton
Hi Lorenzo, On 11/27/2018 09:01 AM, Lorenzo Pieralisi wrote: On Fri, Oct 12, 2018 at 02:29:37PM -0500, Jeremy Linton wrote: The BAD_MADT_GICC_ENTRY check is a little too strict because it rejects MADT entries that don't match the currently known lengths. We should remove this restriction to

Re: [PATCH 2/2] arm64: acpi: Prepare for longer MADTs

2018-11-27 Thread Lorenzo Pieralisi
On Fri, Oct 12, 2018 at 02:29:37PM -0500, Jeremy Linton wrote: > The BAD_MADT_GICC_ENTRY check is a little too strict because > it rejects MADT entries that don't match the currently known > lengths. We should remove this restriction to avoid problems > if the table length changes. Future code

Re: [PATCH 2/2] arm64: acpi: Prepare for longer MADTs

2018-11-27 Thread Lorenzo Pieralisi
On Fri, Oct 12, 2018 at 02:29:37PM -0500, Jeremy Linton wrote: > The BAD_MADT_GICC_ENTRY check is a little too strict because > it rejects MADT entries that don't match the currently known > lengths. We should remove this restriction to avoid problems > if the table length changes. Future code

Re: [PATCH 2/2] arm64: acpi: Prepare for longer MADTs

2018-11-01 Thread Sudeep Holla
On Thu, Nov 01, 2018 at 11:31:36AM +, Lorenzo Pieralisi wrote: > On Fri, Oct 12, 2018 at 02:29:37PM -0500, Jeremy Linton wrote: > > The BAD_MADT_GICC_ENTRY check is a little too strict because > > it rejects MADT entries that don't match the currently known > > lengths. We should remove this

Re: [PATCH 2/2] arm64: acpi: Prepare for longer MADTs

2018-11-01 Thread Sudeep Holla
On Thu, Nov 01, 2018 at 11:31:36AM +, Lorenzo Pieralisi wrote: > On Fri, Oct 12, 2018 at 02:29:37PM -0500, Jeremy Linton wrote: > > The BAD_MADT_GICC_ENTRY check is a little too strict because > > it rejects MADT entries that don't match the currently known > > lengths. We should remove this

Re: [PATCH 2/2] arm64: acpi: Prepare for longer MADTs

2018-11-01 Thread Lorenzo Pieralisi
On Fri, Oct 12, 2018 at 02:29:37PM -0500, Jeremy Linton wrote: > The BAD_MADT_GICC_ENTRY check is a little too strict because > it rejects MADT entries that don't match the currently known > lengths. We should remove this restriction to avoid problems > if the table length changes. Future code

Re: [PATCH 2/2] arm64: acpi: Prepare for longer MADTs

2018-11-01 Thread Lorenzo Pieralisi
On Fri, Oct 12, 2018 at 02:29:37PM -0500, Jeremy Linton wrote: > The BAD_MADT_GICC_ENTRY check is a little too strict because > it rejects MADT entries that don't match the currently known > lengths. We should remove this restriction to avoid problems > if the table length changes. Future code

Re: [PATCH 2/2] arm64: acpi: Prepare for longer MADTs

2018-10-16 Thread Sudeep Holla
On Fri, Oct 12, 2018 at 02:29:37PM -0500, Jeremy Linton wrote: > The BAD_MADT_GICC_ENTRY check is a little too strict because > it rejects MADT entries that don't match the currently known > lengths. We should remove this restriction to avoid problems > if the table length changes. Future code

Re: [PATCH 2/2] arm64: acpi: Prepare for longer MADTs

2018-10-16 Thread Sudeep Holla
On Fri, Oct 12, 2018 at 02:29:37PM -0500, Jeremy Linton wrote: > The BAD_MADT_GICC_ENTRY check is a little too strict because > it rejects MADT entries that don't match the currently known > lengths. We should remove this restriction to avoid problems > if the table length changes. Future code

[PATCH 2/2] arm64: acpi: Prepare for longer MADTs

2018-10-12 Thread Jeremy Linton
The BAD_MADT_GICC_ENTRY check is a little too strict because it rejects MADT entries that don't match the currently known lengths. We should remove this restriction to avoid problems if the table length changes. Future code which might depend on additional fields should be written to validate

[PATCH 2/2] arm64: acpi: Prepare for longer MADTs

2018-10-12 Thread Jeremy Linton
The BAD_MADT_GICC_ENTRY check is a little too strict because it rejects MADT entries that don't match the currently known lengths. We should remove this restriction to avoid problems if the table length changes. Future code which might depend on additional fields should be written to validate