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

To: Stefan Berger <stefanb@xxxxxxxxxx>, xen-devel <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] [Xen] Check FADT's signature
From: Keir Fraser <keir@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2007 14:33:01 +0100
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I'll wait for the real root cause to be discovered.

 -- Keir

On 9/8/07 14:35, "Stefan Berger" <stefanb@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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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