[U-Boot] [PATCH 0/5] Create an API for safely accessing BMP header fields

Wolfgang Denk wd at denx.de
Mon Feb 4 21:35:02 CET 2013


Dear Nikita Kiryanov,

In message <510FAB72.3050901 at compulab.co.il> you wrote:
> 
> I did mention that I consider that fix as temporary. I believe this fix
> is better because it addresses the issue everywhere and does so in a
> more maintainable way (does not require the address fix to be duplicated
> everywhere there is a problem).

Can you please explain (again) what exactly you consider the problem?

That I can load a BMP image to anodd address, and that this will
result in odd results?

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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