[Qemu-devel] [PULL 08/15] pc-bios/s390-ccw: fix loadparm initialization and int conversion

Cornelia Huck posted 15 patches 7 years, 5 months ago
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[Qemu-devel] [PULL 08/15] pc-bios/s390-ccw: fix loadparm initialization and int conversion
Posted by Cornelia Huck 7 years, 5 months ago
From: Collin Walling <walling@linux.ibm.com>

Rename the loadparm char array in main.c to loadparm_str and
increased the size by one byte to account for a null termination
when converting the loadparm string to an int  via atoui. We
also allow the boot menu to be enabled when loadparm is set to
an empty string or a series of spaces.

Signed-off-by: Collin Walling <walling@linux.ibm.com>
Reported-by: Vasily Gorbik <gor@linux.ibm.com>
Reviewed-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Janosch Frank <frankja@linux.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
---
 hw/s390x/ipl.c          |  4 ++++
 pc-bios/s390-ccw/main.c | 14 +++++++-------
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/hw/s390x/ipl.c b/hw/s390x/ipl.c
index fb554ab156..150f6c0582 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/ipl.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/ipl.c
@@ -373,6 +373,10 @@ int s390_ipl_set_loadparm(uint8_t *loadparm)
             loadparm[i] = ascii2ebcdic[(uint8_t) lp[i]];
         }
 
+        if (i < 8) {
+            memset(loadparm + i, 0x40, 8 - i); /* fill with EBCDIC spaces */
+        }
+
         g_free(lp);
         return 0;
     }
diff --git a/pc-bios/s390-ccw/main.c b/pc-bios/s390-ccw/main.c
index 9d9f8cf4d3..26f9adf84a 100644
--- a/pc-bios/s390-ccw/main.c
+++ b/pc-bios/s390-ccw/main.c
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
 char stack[PAGE_SIZE * 8] __attribute__((__aligned__(PAGE_SIZE)));
 static SubChannelId blk_schid = { .one = 1 };
 IplParameterBlock iplb __attribute__((__aligned__(PAGE_SIZE)));
-static char loadparm[8] = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
+static char loadparm_str[9] = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
 QemuIplParameters qipl;
 
 #define LOADPARM_PROMPT "PROMPT  "
-#define LOADPARM_EMPTY  "........"
+#define LOADPARM_EMPTY  "        "
 #define BOOT_MENU_FLAG_MASK (QIPL_FLAG_BM_OPTS_CMD | QIPL_FLAG_BM_OPTS_ZIPL)
 
 /*
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ void panic(const char *string)
 
 unsigned int get_loadparm_index(void)
 {
-    return atoui(loadparm);
+    return atoui(loadparm_str);
 }
 
 static bool find_dev(Schib *schib, int dev_no)
@@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ static bool find_dev(Schib *schib, int dev_no)
 
 static void menu_setup(void)
 {
-    if (memcmp(loadparm, LOADPARM_PROMPT, 8) == 0) {
+    if (memcmp(loadparm_str, LOADPARM_PROMPT, 8) == 0) {
         menu_set_parms(QIPL_FLAG_BM_OPTS_CMD, 0);
         return;
     }
 
     /* If loadparm was set to any other value, then do not enable menu */
-    if (memcmp(loadparm, LOADPARM_EMPTY, 8) != 0) {
+    if (memcmp(loadparm_str, LOADPARM_EMPTY, 8) != 0) {
         return;
     }
 
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ static void virtio_setup(void)
      */
     enable_mss_facility();
 
-    sclp_get_loadparm_ascii(loadparm);
-    memcpy(ldp + 10, loadparm, 8);
+    sclp_get_loadparm_ascii(loadparm_str);
+    memcpy(ldp + 10, loadparm_str, 8);
     sclp_print(ldp);
 
     memcpy(&qipl, early_qipl, sizeof(QemuIplParameters));
-- 
2.14.3


Re: [Qemu-devel] [PULL 08/15] pc-bios/s390-ccw: fix loadparm initialization and int conversion
Posted by Laszlo Ersek 7 years, 5 months ago
I've come across this patch in downstream review (although I really have
zero background in s390x), and Cornelia suggested I might want to repeat
my comments on the upstream list too:

On 05/04/18 09:25, Cornelia Huck wrote:
> From: Collin Walling <walling@linux.ibm.com>
> 
> Rename the loadparm char array in main.c to loadparm_str and
> increased the size by one byte to account for a null termination
> when converting the loadparm string to an int  via atoui. We
> also allow the boot menu to be enabled when loadparm is set to
> an empty string or a series of spaces.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Collin Walling <walling@linux.ibm.com>
> Reported-by: Vasily Gorbik <gor@linux.ibm.com>
> Reviewed-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
> Reviewed-by: Janosch Frank <frankja@linux.ibm.com>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
> ---
>  hw/s390x/ipl.c          |  4 ++++
>  pc-bios/s390-ccw/main.c | 14 +++++++-------
>  2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/hw/s390x/ipl.c b/hw/s390x/ipl.c
> index fb554ab156..150f6c0582 100644
> --- a/hw/s390x/ipl.c
> +++ b/hw/s390x/ipl.c
> @@ -373,6 +373,10 @@ int s390_ipl_set_loadparm(uint8_t *loadparm)
>              loadparm[i] = ascii2ebcdic[(uint8_t) lp[i]];
>          }
>  
> +        if (i < 8) {
> +            memset(loadparm + i, 0x40, 8 - i); /* fill with EBCDIC spaces */
> +        }
> +
>          g_free(lp);
>          return 0;
>      }
> diff --git a/pc-bios/s390-ccw/main.c b/pc-bios/s390-ccw/main.c
> index 9d9f8cf4d3..26f9adf84a 100644
> --- a/pc-bios/s390-ccw/main.c
> +++ b/pc-bios/s390-ccw/main.c
> @@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
>  char stack[PAGE_SIZE * 8] __attribute__((__aligned__(PAGE_SIZE)));
>  static SubChannelId blk_schid = { .one = 1 };
>  IplParameterBlock iplb __attribute__((__aligned__(PAGE_SIZE)));
> -static char loadparm[8] = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
> +static char loadparm_str[9] = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
>  QemuIplParameters qipl;
>  
>  #define LOADPARM_PROMPT "PROMPT  "
> -#define LOADPARM_EMPTY  "........"
> +#define LOADPARM_EMPTY  "        "
>  #define BOOT_MENU_FLAG_MASK (QIPL_FLAG_BM_OPTS_CMD | QIPL_FLAG_BM_OPTS_ZIPL)
>  
>  /*
> @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ void panic(const char *string)
>  
>  unsigned int get_loadparm_index(void)
>  {
> -    return atoui(loadparm);
> +    return atoui(loadparm_str);
>  }
>  
>  static bool find_dev(Schib *schib, int dev_no)
> @@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ static bool find_dev(Schib *schib, int dev_no)
>  
>  static void menu_setup(void)
>  {
> -    if (memcmp(loadparm, LOADPARM_PROMPT, 8) == 0) {
> +    if (memcmp(loadparm_str, LOADPARM_PROMPT, 8) == 0) {
>          menu_set_parms(QIPL_FLAG_BM_OPTS_CMD, 0);
>          return;
>      }
>  
>      /* If loadparm was set to any other value, then do not enable menu */
> -    if (memcmp(loadparm, LOADPARM_EMPTY, 8) != 0) {
> +    if (memcmp(loadparm_str, LOADPARM_EMPTY, 8) != 0) {
>          return;
>      }
>  
> @@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ static void virtio_setup(void)
>       */
>      enable_mss_facility();
>  
> -    sclp_get_loadparm_ascii(loadparm);
> -    memcpy(ldp + 10, loadparm, 8);
> +    sclp_get_loadparm_ascii(loadparm_str);
> +    memcpy(ldp + 10, loadparm_str, 8);
>      sclp_print(ldp);
>  
>      memcpy(&qipl, early_qipl, sizeof(QemuIplParameters));
> 

So here I said, "There are a bunch of naked 8 constants; those should
all be (sizeof loadparm_str - 1), I think. Should be a separate patch,
of course."

Thanks
Laszlo

Re: [Qemu-devel] [PULL 08/15] pc-bios/s390-ccw: fix loadparm initialization and int conversion
Posted by Cornelia Huck 7 years, 5 months ago
On Tue, 15 May 2018 10:45:02 +0200
Laszlo Ersek <lersek@redhat.com> wrote:

> I've come across this patch in downstream review (although I really have
> zero background in s390x), and Cornelia suggested I might want to repeat
> my comments on the upstream list too:
> 
> On 05/04/18 09:25, Cornelia Huck wrote:
> > From: Collin Walling <walling@linux.ibm.com>
> > 
> > Rename the loadparm char array in main.c to loadparm_str and
> > increased the size by one byte to account for a null termination
> > when converting the loadparm string to an int  via atoui. We
> > also allow the boot menu to be enabled when loadparm is set to
> > an empty string or a series of spaces.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Collin Walling <walling@linux.ibm.com>
> > Reported-by: Vasily Gorbik <gor@linux.ibm.com>
> > Reviewed-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
> > Reviewed-by: Janosch Frank <frankja@linux.ibm.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
> > ---
> >  hw/s390x/ipl.c          |  4 ++++
> >  pc-bios/s390-ccw/main.c | 14 +++++++-------
> >  2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/hw/s390x/ipl.c b/hw/s390x/ipl.c
> > index fb554ab156..150f6c0582 100644
> > --- a/hw/s390x/ipl.c
> > +++ b/hw/s390x/ipl.c
> > @@ -373,6 +373,10 @@ int s390_ipl_set_loadparm(uint8_t *loadparm)
> >              loadparm[i] = ascii2ebcdic[(uint8_t) lp[i]];
> >          }
> >  
> > +        if (i < 8) {
> > +            memset(loadparm + i, 0x40, 8 - i); /* fill with EBCDIC spaces */
> > +        }
> > +
> >          g_free(lp);
> >          return 0;
> >      }
> > diff --git a/pc-bios/s390-ccw/main.c b/pc-bios/s390-ccw/main.c
> > index 9d9f8cf4d3..26f9adf84a 100644
> > --- a/pc-bios/s390-ccw/main.c
> > +++ b/pc-bios/s390-ccw/main.c
> > @@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
> >  char stack[PAGE_SIZE * 8] __attribute__((__aligned__(PAGE_SIZE)));
> >  static SubChannelId blk_schid = { .one = 1 };
> >  IplParameterBlock iplb __attribute__((__aligned__(PAGE_SIZE)));
> > -static char loadparm[8] = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
> > +static char loadparm_str[9] = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
> >  QemuIplParameters qipl;
> >  
> >  #define LOADPARM_PROMPT "PROMPT  "
> > -#define LOADPARM_EMPTY  "........"
> > +#define LOADPARM_EMPTY  "        "
> >  #define BOOT_MENU_FLAG_MASK (QIPL_FLAG_BM_OPTS_CMD | QIPL_FLAG_BM_OPTS_ZIPL)
> >  
> >  /*
> > @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ void panic(const char *string)
> >  
> >  unsigned int get_loadparm_index(void)
> >  {
> > -    return atoui(loadparm);
> > +    return atoui(loadparm_str);
> >  }
> >  
> >  static bool find_dev(Schib *schib, int dev_no)
> > @@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ static bool find_dev(Schib *schib, int dev_no)
> >  
> >  static void menu_setup(void)
> >  {
> > -    if (memcmp(loadparm, LOADPARM_PROMPT, 8) == 0) {
> > +    if (memcmp(loadparm_str, LOADPARM_PROMPT, 8) == 0) {
> >          menu_set_parms(QIPL_FLAG_BM_OPTS_CMD, 0);
> >          return;
> >      }
> >  
> >      /* If loadparm was set to any other value, then do not enable menu */
> > -    if (memcmp(loadparm, LOADPARM_EMPTY, 8) != 0) {
> > +    if (memcmp(loadparm_str, LOADPARM_EMPTY, 8) != 0) {
> >          return;
> >      }
> >  
> > @@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ static void virtio_setup(void)
> >       */
> >      enable_mss_facility();
> >  
> > -    sclp_get_loadparm_ascii(loadparm);
> > -    memcpy(ldp + 10, loadparm, 8);
> > +    sclp_get_loadparm_ascii(loadparm_str);
> > +    memcpy(ldp + 10, loadparm_str, 8);
> >      sclp_print(ldp);
> >  
> >      memcpy(&qipl, early_qipl, sizeof(QemuIplParameters));
> >   
> 
> So here I said, "There are a bunch of naked 8 constants; those should
> all be (sizeof loadparm_str - 1), I think. Should be a separate patch,
> of course."

Alternatively, as loadparm size is architectured IIRC and unlikely to
change, do

#define LOADPARM_LEN 8
char loadparm_str[LOADPARM_LEN + 1];

and compare against LOADPARM_LEN... opinions?

Re: [Qemu-devel] [PULL 08/15] pc-bios/s390-ccw: fix loadparm initialization and int conversion
Posted by Collin Walling 7 years, 5 months ago
On 05/22/2018 08:44 AM, Cornelia Huck wrote:
> On Tue, 15 May 2018 10:45:02 +0200
> Laszlo Ersek <lersek@redhat.com> wrote:
> 
>> I've come across this patch in downstream review (although I really have
>> zero background in s390x), and Cornelia suggested I might want to repeat
>> my comments on the upstream list too:
>>
>> On 05/04/18 09:25, Cornelia Huck wrote:
>>> From: Collin Walling <walling@linux.ibm.com>
>>>
>>> Rename the loadparm char array in main.c to loadparm_str and
>>> increased the size by one byte to account for a null termination
>>> when converting the loadparm string to an int  via atoui. We
>>> also allow the boot menu to be enabled when loadparm is set to
>>> an empty string or a series of spaces.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Collin Walling <walling@linux.ibm.com>
>>> Reported-by: Vasily Gorbik <gor@linux.ibm.com>
>>> Reviewed-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
>>> Reviewed-by: Janosch Frank <frankja@linux.ibm.com>
>>> Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
>>> ---
>>>  hw/s390x/ipl.c          |  4 ++++
>>>  pc-bios/s390-ccw/main.c | 14 +++++++-------
>>>  2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/hw/s390x/ipl.c b/hw/s390x/ipl.c
>>> index fb554ab156..150f6c0582 100644
>>> --- a/hw/s390x/ipl.c
>>> +++ b/hw/s390x/ipl.c
>>> @@ -373,6 +373,10 @@ int s390_ipl_set_loadparm(uint8_t *loadparm)
>>>              loadparm[i] = ascii2ebcdic[(uint8_t) lp[i]];
>>>          }
>>>  
>>> +        if (i < 8) {
>>> +            memset(loadparm + i, 0x40, 8 - i); /* fill with EBCDIC spaces */
>>> +        }
>>> +
>>>          g_free(lp);
>>>          return 0;
>>>      }
>>> diff --git a/pc-bios/s390-ccw/main.c b/pc-bios/s390-ccw/main.c
>>> index 9d9f8cf4d3..26f9adf84a 100644
>>> --- a/pc-bios/s390-ccw/main.c
>>> +++ b/pc-bios/s390-ccw/main.c
>>> @@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
>>>  char stack[PAGE_SIZE * 8] __attribute__((__aligned__(PAGE_SIZE)));
>>>  static SubChannelId blk_schid = { .one = 1 };
>>>  IplParameterBlock iplb __attribute__((__aligned__(PAGE_SIZE)));
>>> -static char loadparm[8] = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
>>> +static char loadparm_str[9] = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
>>>  QemuIplParameters qipl;
>>>  
>>>  #define LOADPARM_PROMPT "PROMPT  "
>>> -#define LOADPARM_EMPTY  "........"
>>> +#define LOADPARM_EMPTY  "        "
>>>  #define BOOT_MENU_FLAG_MASK (QIPL_FLAG_BM_OPTS_CMD | QIPL_FLAG_BM_OPTS_ZIPL)
>>>  
>>>  /*
>>> @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ void panic(const char *string)
>>>  
>>>  unsigned int get_loadparm_index(void)
>>>  {
>>> -    return atoui(loadparm);
>>> +    return atoui(loadparm_str);
>>>  }
>>>  
>>>  static bool find_dev(Schib *schib, int dev_no)
>>> @@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ static bool find_dev(Schib *schib, int dev_no)
>>>  
>>>  static void menu_setup(void)
>>>  {
>>> -    if (memcmp(loadparm, LOADPARM_PROMPT, 8) == 0) {
>>> +    if (memcmp(loadparm_str, LOADPARM_PROMPT, 8) == 0) {
>>>          menu_set_parms(QIPL_FLAG_BM_OPTS_CMD, 0);
>>>          return;
>>>      }
>>>  
>>>      /* If loadparm was set to any other value, then do not enable menu */
>>> -    if (memcmp(loadparm, LOADPARM_EMPTY, 8) != 0) {
>>> +    if (memcmp(loadparm_str, LOADPARM_EMPTY, 8) != 0) {
>>>          return;
>>>      }
>>>  
>>> @@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ static void virtio_setup(void)
>>>       */
>>>      enable_mss_facility();
>>>  
>>> -    sclp_get_loadparm_ascii(loadparm);
>>> -    memcpy(ldp + 10, loadparm, 8);
>>> +    sclp_get_loadparm_ascii(loadparm_str);
>>> +    memcpy(ldp + 10, loadparm_str, 8);
>>>      sclp_print(ldp);
>>>  
>>>      memcpy(&qipl, early_qipl, sizeof(QemuIplParameters));
>>>   
>>
>> So here I said, "There are a bunch of naked 8 constants; those should
>> all be (sizeof loadparm_str - 1), I think. Should be a separate patch,
>> of course."
> 
> Alternatively, as loadparm size is architectured IIRC and unlikely to
> change, do
> 

Correct.

> #define LOADPARM_LEN 8
> char loadparm_str[LOADPARM_LEN + 1];
> 
> and compare against LOADPARM_LEN... opinions?
> 

I have another (unrelated) QEMU patch to throw on the list, so I can get to this today.

-- 
Respectfully,
- Collin Walling


Re: [Qemu-devel] [PULL 08/15] pc-bios/s390-ccw: fix loadparm initialization and int conversion
Posted by Laszlo Ersek 7 years, 5 months ago
On 05/22/18 14:44, Cornelia Huck wrote:
> On Tue, 15 May 2018 10:45:02 +0200
> Laszlo Ersek <lersek@redhat.com> wrote:
> 
>> I've come across this patch in downstream review (although I really have
>> zero background in s390x), and Cornelia suggested I might want to repeat
>> my comments on the upstream list too:
>>
>> On 05/04/18 09:25, Cornelia Huck wrote:
>>> From: Collin Walling <walling@linux.ibm.com>
>>>
>>> Rename the loadparm char array in main.c to loadparm_str and
>>> increased the size by one byte to account for a null termination
>>> when converting the loadparm string to an int  via atoui. We
>>> also allow the boot menu to be enabled when loadparm is set to
>>> an empty string or a series of spaces.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Collin Walling <walling@linux.ibm.com>
>>> Reported-by: Vasily Gorbik <gor@linux.ibm.com>
>>> Reviewed-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
>>> Reviewed-by: Janosch Frank <frankja@linux.ibm.com>
>>> Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
>>> ---
>>>  hw/s390x/ipl.c          |  4 ++++
>>>  pc-bios/s390-ccw/main.c | 14 +++++++-------
>>>  2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/hw/s390x/ipl.c b/hw/s390x/ipl.c
>>> index fb554ab156..150f6c0582 100644
>>> --- a/hw/s390x/ipl.c
>>> +++ b/hw/s390x/ipl.c
>>> @@ -373,6 +373,10 @@ int s390_ipl_set_loadparm(uint8_t *loadparm)
>>>              loadparm[i] = ascii2ebcdic[(uint8_t) lp[i]];
>>>          }
>>>  
>>> +        if (i < 8) {
>>> +            memset(loadparm + i, 0x40, 8 - i); /* fill with EBCDIC spaces */
>>> +        }
>>> +
>>>          g_free(lp);
>>>          return 0;
>>>      }
>>> diff --git a/pc-bios/s390-ccw/main.c b/pc-bios/s390-ccw/main.c
>>> index 9d9f8cf4d3..26f9adf84a 100644
>>> --- a/pc-bios/s390-ccw/main.c
>>> +++ b/pc-bios/s390-ccw/main.c
>>> @@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
>>>  char stack[PAGE_SIZE * 8] __attribute__((__aligned__(PAGE_SIZE)));
>>>  static SubChannelId blk_schid = { .one = 1 };
>>>  IplParameterBlock iplb __attribute__((__aligned__(PAGE_SIZE)));
>>> -static char loadparm[8] = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
>>> +static char loadparm_str[9] = { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
>>>  QemuIplParameters qipl;
>>>  
>>>  #define LOADPARM_PROMPT "PROMPT  "
>>> -#define LOADPARM_EMPTY  "........"
>>> +#define LOADPARM_EMPTY  "        "
>>>  #define BOOT_MENU_FLAG_MASK (QIPL_FLAG_BM_OPTS_CMD | QIPL_FLAG_BM_OPTS_ZIPL)
>>>  
>>>  /*
>>> @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ void panic(const char *string)
>>>  
>>>  unsigned int get_loadparm_index(void)
>>>  {
>>> -    return atoui(loadparm);
>>> +    return atoui(loadparm_str);
>>>  }
>>>  
>>>  static bool find_dev(Schib *schib, int dev_no)
>>> @@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ static bool find_dev(Schib *schib, int dev_no)
>>>  
>>>  static void menu_setup(void)
>>>  {
>>> -    if (memcmp(loadparm, LOADPARM_PROMPT, 8) == 0) {
>>> +    if (memcmp(loadparm_str, LOADPARM_PROMPT, 8) == 0) {
>>>          menu_set_parms(QIPL_FLAG_BM_OPTS_CMD, 0);
>>>          return;
>>>      }
>>>  
>>>      /* If loadparm was set to any other value, then do not enable menu */
>>> -    if (memcmp(loadparm, LOADPARM_EMPTY, 8) != 0) {
>>> +    if (memcmp(loadparm_str, LOADPARM_EMPTY, 8) != 0) {
>>>          return;
>>>      }
>>>  
>>> @@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ static void virtio_setup(void)
>>>       */
>>>      enable_mss_facility();
>>>  
>>> -    sclp_get_loadparm_ascii(loadparm);
>>> -    memcpy(ldp + 10, loadparm, 8);
>>> +    sclp_get_loadparm_ascii(loadparm_str);
>>> +    memcpy(ldp + 10, loadparm_str, 8);
>>>      sclp_print(ldp);
>>>  
>>>      memcpy(&qipl, early_qipl, sizeof(QemuIplParameters));
>>>   
>>
>> So here I said, "There are a bunch of naked 8 constants; those should
>> all be (sizeof loadparm_str - 1), I think. Should be a separate patch,
>> of course."
> 
> Alternatively, as loadparm size is architectured IIRC and unlikely to
> change, do
> 
> #define LOADPARM_LEN 8
> char loadparm_str[LOADPARM_LEN + 1];
> 
> and compare against LOADPARM_LEN... opinions?
> 

Sure, it works for me.

Thanks
Laszlo