Re: [PATCH v2] virtio_mem: fix panic on mb_states indexing overflow
From: David Hildenbrand
Date: Tue Dec 21 2021 - 08:53:14 EST
Hi Eric,
> _vm->sbm.first_mb_id == 0
^ that's precisely what I meant.
How could it *ever* be safe on x86-64 to let a virtio-mem device start
on physical address 0, eventually overlapping essentially all DMA, the
BIOS and the PCI hole.
Thus my question: Is this a "fix" for x86-64 or is this a "prepare for"
for !x86-64 (e.g., arm64).
If it's a fix, we want proper "Fixes:" and "Cc: stable" tags. But I
assume this is much rather a preparation for another architecture than
x86-64.
Thanks!
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Thanks,
David / dhildenb