}
/**
- * efi_image_region_add - add an entry of region
+ * efi_image_region_add() - add an entry of region
* @regs: Pointer to array of regions
- * @start: Start address of region
- * @end: End address of region
+ * @start: Start address of region (included)
+ * @end: End address of region (excluded)
* @nocheck: flag against overlapped regions
*
- * Take one entry of region [@start, @end] and append it to the list
- * pointed to by @regs. If @nocheck is false, overlapping among entries
- * will be checked first.
+ * Take one entry of region [@start, @end[ and insert it into the list.
+ *
+ * * If @nocheck is false, the list will be sorted ascending by address.
+ * Overlapping entries will not be allowed.
+ *
+ * * If @nocheck is true, the list will be sorted ascending by sequence
+ * of adding the entries. Overlapping is allowed.
*
* Return: status code
*/
if (nocheck)
continue;
- if (start > reg->data + reg->size)
+ /* new data after registered region */
+ if (start >= reg->data + reg->size)
continue;
- if ((start >= reg->data && start < reg->data + reg->size) ||
- (end > reg->data && end < reg->data + reg->size)) {
- EFI_PRINT("%s: new region already part of another\n",
- __func__);
- return EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
- }
-
- if (start < reg->data && end < reg->data + reg->size) {
+ /* new data preceding registered region */
+ if (end <= reg->data) {
for (j = regs->num - 1; j >= i; j--)
- memcpy(®s->reg[j], ®s->reg[j + 1],
+ memcpy(®s->reg[j + 1], ®s->reg[j],
sizeof(*reg));
break;
}
+
+ /* new data overlapping registered region */
+ EFI_PRINT("%s: new region already part of another\n", __func__);
+ return EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER;
}
reg = ®s->reg[i];