[PATCH] filetype: fix unaligned access for x86_linux_bootimage
Steffen Trumtrar
s.trumtrar at pengutronix.de
Tue Apr 7 00:34:15 PDT 2026
is_x86_linux_bootimage tries to access an unaligned pointer which may
lead to errors on SoCs that don't allow it (e.g. ARMv5)
Signed-off-by: Steffen Trumtrar <s.trumtrar at pengutronix.de>
---
include/filetype.h | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/include/filetype.h b/include/filetype.h
index d404e0cf3c..759ef9c2a3 100644
--- a/include/filetype.h
+++ b/include/filetype.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
#include <linux/string.h>
#include <linux/types.h>
#include <asm/byteorder.h>
+#include <asm/unaligned.h>
/*
* List of file types we know
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ static inline bool is_riscv_linux_bootimage(const void *header)
static inline bool is_x86_linux_bootimage(const void *header)
{
- return le32_to_cpup(header + 0x202) == 0x53726448;
+ return get_unaligned_le32(header + 0x202) == 0x53726448;
}
#endif /* __FILE_TYPE_H */
---
base-commit: 1d386a53086d28a0c4eda138ae9408a418b97b7e
change-id: 20260407-v2026-03-1-topic-filetype-1255d131e636
Best regards,
--
Steffen Trumtrar <s.trumtrar at pengutronix.de>
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