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Michael Brown
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There is no way for heap_alloc_block() to be called with a size of zero or with an alignment that is not a power of two, and so asserting these conditions is justifiable. However, given the criticality of memory allocation to security, it is worth converting these to runtime checks to guard against future code changes that could, for example, allow for a variable alignment to be passed in without being rounded up. Convert the zero-size assertion and the power-of-two-alignment assertion into runtime checks, and document the reasoning. Signed-off-by: Michael Brown <mcb30@ipxe.org>
iPXE network bootloader
iPXE is the leading open source network boot firmware. It provides a full PXE implementation enhanced with additional features such as:
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boot from a web server via HTTP or HTTPS,
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boot from an iSCSI, FCoE, or AoE SAN,
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control the boot process with a script,
You can use iPXE to replace the existing PXE ROM on your network card, or you can chainload into iPXE to obtain the features of iPXE without the hassle of reflashing.
iPXE is free, open-source software licensed under the GNU GPL (with some portions under GPL-compatible licences).
You can download the rolling release binaries (built from the latest commit), or use the most recent stable release.
For full documentation, visit the iPXE website.