linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] initrd: Fix virtual/physical mix-up in overwrite test

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Date:	Mon, 17 Dec 2007 05:14:18 +0100
From:	Roman Zippel <zippel@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
	Linux Kernel Development <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux/m68k <linux-m68k@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] initrd: Fix virtual/physical mix-up in overwrite test

Hi,

On Sunday 16 December 2007, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:

> --- a/init/main.c
> +++ b/init/main.c
> @@ -598,9 +598,9 @@ asmlinkage void __init start_kernel(void
>
>  #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
>  	if (initrd_start && !initrd_below_start_ok &&
> -			initrd_start < min_low_pfn << PAGE_SHIFT) {
> +			virt_to_pfn(initrd_start) < min_low_pfn) {
>  		printk(KERN_CRIT "initrd overwritten (0x%08lx < 0x%08lx) - "
> -		    "disabling it.\n",initrd_start,min_low_pfn << PAGE_SHIFT);
> +		    "disabling it.\n", virt_to_pfn(initrd_start), min_low_pfn);
>  		initrd_start = 0;
>  	}
>  #endif

BTW this is some really old code, so another option might be to remove this 
check completely as the same check is already done via bootmem.

bye, Roman
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