Re: [GIT PULL] dmi update for v6.10

[Jean Delvare]

On Mon, 20 May 2024 09:27:41 -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Mon, 20 May 2024 at 01:12, Jean Delvare <jdelvare@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > * Bug fixes:
> >   - KCFI violation in dmi-id
> >   - Panic on broken (short) DMI table entry  
> 
> Well, I wasn't going to pull that based on the description, but it
> turns out it's not a panic at all, it's just a "stop decoding".
> 
> Because panicking on broken firmware would be horrible.

This is a list of bugs being fixed. The bug was a panic, the fix is
stop decoding.

Likewise, the other fix is not adding a KCFI violation.

Thanks for making my day :-D

Joke apart, I thought it was clear enough, but I take note to word
things differently next time.

-- 
Jean Delvare
SUSE L3 Support