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Re: [Xen-devel][Xense-devel][PATCH][XSM][1/4] Xen Security Modules Patch

To: "George S. Coker, II" <gscoker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel][Xense-devel][PATCH][XSM][1/4] Xen Security Modules Patch
From: Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@xxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2007 08:59:07 -0700
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On Thu, 2007-03-08 at 10:28 -0500, George S. Coker, II wrote:
> +    /*
> +     * Try all modules and see whichever could be the binary policy.
> +     * Adjust the initrdidx if module[1] is the binary policy.
> +     */
> +    for (i = mbi->mods_count-1; i >= 1; i--) {
> +#if defined(__i386__)
> +        _policy_start = (u32 *)(initial_images_start + 
> (mod[i].mod_start-mod[0].mod_start));
> +#elif defined(__x86_64__)
> +        _policy_start = __va(initial_images_start + 
> (mod[i].mod_start-mod[0].mod_start));
> +#else
> +#error Architecture unsupported by XSM
> +#endif

   This is unacceptable, please make it fail gracefully on non-x86.
Thanks,

        Alex
 
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Alex Williamson                             HP Open Source & Linux Org.


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