Re: [PATCH 2/4] kaslr: check if the random addr is available

[Baoquan He <bhe@redhat.com>]

On 09/09/14 at 03:41pm, Vivek Goyal wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 06, 2014 at 06:16:57AM +0800, Baoquan He wrote:
> 
> [CC hpa ]
> 
> > Hi Kees,
> > 
> > Yes, process_e820_entry() can make sure the choice+output_len <
> > CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_BASE_MAX_OFFSET, but that can't stop other bootloaders
> > to put kernel in region above CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_BASE_MAX_OFFSET.
> > 
> > E.g in kdump, we can set crashkernel=256M@1024M in cmdline. Then the 1st
> > kernel will reserve 256M memory just at 1024M place. So if load kdump
> > kernel now, the output will be 1024M before choose_kernel_location().
> > With this value, output won't be changed in choose_kernel_location(),
> > then it will do decompress(), then call handle_relocations(). Then since
> > 1024 is not equal to LOAD_PHYSICAL_ADDR, it will start relocatoins
> > handling. And this cause _text stamping into MODULES vaddr range. System
> > will be exceptional.
> 
> Bao,
> 
> If you apply your first patch where output_orig == output, then
> handle_relocations() will not do anything for x86_64 case and bail
> out. That should take care of this issue. Isn't it? And we should
> not require this patch.

Yes, exactly.

> 
> Thanks
> Vivek