[coreboot] [PATCH] flashrom: Fix SST25 status register routines

[Carl-Daniel Hailfinger]

On 06.05.2009 15:52, Peter Stuge wrote:
> Carl-Daniel Hailfinger wrote:
>   
>> Improve SST25 status register routines:
>> - Using a 4-bit index into an array with 8 elements leads to
>> out-of-bounds accesses. That bug was introduced by a self-acked patch
>> from someone. Use proper bit masking to fix this.
>>     
>
> I think it's pointless to write "it was introduced by self-ack" at
> all if you do not also write who it was. Either go all the way and
> actually blame someone because you think it's a big deal or don't
> bother because it's just about _one bit_.

It's one bit which can cause segfaults. I know who did it (svn blame
helps), but I will NOT mention names in public. That would be bad style.


> It takes more effort to
> read the english text than to go with the patch.
>
> My point; Some bugs warrant discussion, others maybe not as much.
>   

Anyway, I removed the part about the self-ack from the changelog.


>> Signed-off-by: Carl-Daniel Hailfinger <c-d.hailfinger.devel.2006 at gmx.net>
>>     
>
> Acked-by: Peter Stuge <peter at stuge.se>
>   

Thanks, r468.

Regards,
Carl-Daniel

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