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[Xen-devel] [PATCH] xen: relax signature check

from [Jeremy Fitzhardinge]

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To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject:	[Xen-devel] [PATCH] xen: relax signature check
From:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@xxxxxxxx>
Date:	Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:00:41 -0800
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Some versions of Xen 3.x set their magic number to "xen-3.[12]", so
relax the test to match them.

[ Linus: Please apply for 2.6.24. Thanks - J ]

Signed-off-by: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

---
 arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c |    2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

===================================================================
--- a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
@@ -1131,7 +1131,7 @@ asmlinkage void __init xen_start_kernel(
        if (!xen_start_info)
                return;
 
-       BUG_ON(memcmp(xen_start_info->magic, "xen-3.0", 7) != 0);
+       BUG_ON(memcmp(xen_start_info->magic, "xen-3", 5) != 0);
 
        /* Install Xen paravirt ops */
        pv_info = xen_info;



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