Re: [PATCH v5 1/4] x86: return modified setup_data only if read as memory, not as file

[Paolo Bonzini]

On Wed, 21 Sep 2022 11:31:31 +0200, Jason A. Donenfeld wrote:
> If setup_data is being read into a specific memory location, then
> generally the setup_data address parameter is read first, so that the
> caller knows where to read it into. In that case, we should return
> setup_data containing the absolute addresses that are hard coded and
> determined a priori. This is the case when kernels are loaded by BIOS,
> for example. In contrast, when setup_data is read as a file, then we
> shouldn't modify setup_data, since the absolute address will be wrong by
> definition. This is the case when OVMF loads the image.
> 
> [...]

Applied, thanks!

[1/4] x86: return modified setup_data only if read as memory, not as file
      commit: 7e660efb4d2af17582588bcdc4af7d28040feda6
[2/4] x86: use typedef for SetupData struct
      commit: 1127a29a33f975943d89fc36ab934ad37810e4b7
[3/4] x86: reinitialize RNG seed on system reboot
      commit: e997fc36def502dc3e9da915816083f086dff8f2
[4/4] x86: re-enable rng seeding via SetupData
      commit: a731bae726f2b3168dea9d5137cb7e47444448eb

Best regards,
-- 
Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>