Re: [tip:x86/microcode] x86/microcode/intel: Fix initrd loading with CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_MEMORY=y

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 01:37:07PM -0700, Kees Cook wrote:
> These ifdefs aren't needed if we added a no-op __PAGE_OFFSET_BASE to
> the 32-bit page table headers. Then the compiler will DTRT with the
> start calculation. When CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_MEMORY is set, start will
> have a non-zero value, and when not set it'll be 0.

Something like this? I'm trying to mimick the 64-bit version:

---
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/page_32_types.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/page_32_types.h
index 3a52ee0e726d..3bae4969ac65 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/page_32_types.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/page_32_types.h
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
  * If you want more physical memory than this then see the CONFIG_HIGHMEM4G
  * and CONFIG_HIGHMEM64G options in the kernel configuration.
  */
-#define __PAGE_OFFSET		_AC(CONFIG_PAGE_OFFSET, UL)
+#define __PAGE_OFFSET_BASE	_AC(CONFIG_PAGE_OFFSET, UL)
+#define __PAGE_OFFSET		__PAGE_OFFSET_BASE
 
 #define __START_KERNEL_map	__PAGE_OFFSET
 
-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

ECO tip #101: Trim your mails when you reply.

SUSE Linux GmbH, GF: Felix Imendörffer, Jane Smithard, Graham Norton, HRB 21284 (AG Nürnberg)
--
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-tip-commits" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html



[Index of Archives]     [Linux Stable Commits]     [Linux Stable Kernel]     [Linux Kernel]     [Linux USB Devel]     [Linux Video &Media]     [Linux Audio Users]     [Yosemite News]     [Linux SCSI]

  Powered by Linux