Re: decruft the vmalloc API

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On Wed, Apr 08, 2020 at 01:58:58PM +0200, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Peter noticed that with some dumb luck you can toast the kernel address
> space with exported vmalloc symbols.
> 
> I used this as an opportunity to decruft the vmalloc.c API and make it
> much more systematic.  This also removes any chance to create vmalloc
> mappings outside the designated areas or using executable permissions
> from modules.  Besides that it removes more than 300 lines of code.

I haven't read all your patches yet.

Have you tested it on 32-bit ARM, where the module area is located
_below_ PAGE_OFFSET and outside of the vmalloc area?

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