[syslinux] fsc branch: loop in pxe_idle_init() on qemu with pcnet card

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 09/03/2009 02:58 PM, Sebastian Herbszt wrote:
> syslinux-4.00-pre5-10-gdc10f7b locks up on qemu with pcnet card.
> The problem seems to be in pxe_idle_init(). Added debug output:
> 
> dev_id: 10222000
> before while loop h: 10 l: 0
> h: 10 l: 0
> e: 14e4166a
> h modified
> h: 350482265 l:0
> 
> h seems bogus as there are only 11 entries in pxe_need_idle_drain.
> 
>         if (e == dev_id) {
>             found = true;
>             break;
>         } else if (e < dev_id) {
>             l = e+1;
>         } else {
>             h = e-1;
>         }
> 

No joke.  I changed "e" at one point from being an index to an ID, but I
forgot that it was also used for keeping track of the next values of l
and h.  *DUH.*

	-hpa