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[Xen-devel] [PATCH] [Xen] Check FADT's signature

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Subject: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] [Xen] Check FADT's signature
From: Stefan Berger <stefanb@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2007 09:35:27 -0400
Cc: Keir Fraser <keir@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Check the signature of the alleged FADT and only parse it if it really
is the FADT and not something else. I understand that this is not the
real solution, but prevents other bad things from happening, like the
timer going backwards if a bogus PM-Timer port is picked up.

Signed-off-by: Stefan Berger <stefanb@xxxxxxxxxx>

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