[Libguestfs] [PATCH] Increase HIVEX_MAX_VALUES

[Richard W.M. Jones]

On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 08:55:14PM -0400, Matt Coleman wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> As we discussed briefly on IRC about a month ago, HKLM\SYSTEM\MountedDevices can contain greater than 55000 (HIVEX_MAX_VALUES) values if VMWare’s snapshot functionality is frequently used. This is due to an unintended interaction between Windows and VMWare’s snapshot functionality.
> 
> VMware has a knowledge base article regarding this issue, although it does not directly mention MountedDevices: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2006849
> 
> The attached patch increases HIVEX_MAX_VALUES in order to enable access to those hives with hivex.

Applied, thanks!

Rich.

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