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1 files changed, 21 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/hw/core/loader.c b/hw/core/loader.c
index 7527fd3036..f2b34da240 100644
--- a/hw/core/loader.c
+++ b/hw/core/loader.c
@@ -614,14 +614,9 @@ int load_ramdisk(const char *filename, hwaddr addr, uint64_t max_sz)
NULL, NULL);
}
-/* This simply prevents g_malloc in the function below from allocating
- * a huge amount of memory, by placing a limit on the maximum
- * uncompressed image size that load_image_gzipped will read.
- */
-#define LOAD_IMAGE_MAX_GUNZIP_BYTES (256 << 20)
-
-/* Load a gzip-compressed kernel. */
-int load_image_gzipped(const char *filename, hwaddr addr, uint64_t max_sz)
+/* Load a gzip-compressed kernel to a dynamically allocated buffer. */
+int load_image_gzipped_buffer(const char *filename, uint64_t max_sz,
+ uint8_t **buffer)
{
uint8_t *compressed_data = NULL;
uint8_t *data = NULL;
@@ -653,8 +648,11 @@ int load_image_gzipped(const char *filename, hwaddr addr, uint64_t max_sz)
goto out;
}
- rom_add_blob_fixed(filename, data, bytes, addr);
+ /* trim to actual size and return to caller */
+ *buffer = g_realloc(data, bytes);
ret = bytes;
+ /* ownership has been transferred to caller */
+ data = NULL;
out:
g_free(compressed_data);
@@ -662,6 +660,20 @@ int load_image_gzipped(const char *filename, hwaddr addr, uint64_t max_sz)
return ret;
}
+/* Load a gzip-compressed kernel. */
+int load_image_gzipped(const char *filename, hwaddr addr, uint64_t max_sz)
+{
+ int bytes;
+ uint8_t *data;
+
+ bytes = load_image_gzipped_buffer(filename, max_sz, &data);
+ if (bytes != -1) {
+ rom_add_blob_fixed(filename, data, bytes, addr);
+ g_free(data);
+ }
+ return bytes;
+}
+
/*
* Functions for reboot-persistent memory regions.
* - used for vga bios and option roms.