linux-kernel - Re: [tip:x86/kaslr] x86, relocs: Add more per-cpu gold special cases

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Date:	Mon, 14 Oct 2013 09:28:49 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	keescook@...omium.org, md@...gle.com, tglx@...utronix.de,
	hpa@...ux.intel.com
CC:	linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [tip:x86/kaslr] x86, relocs: Add more per-cpu gold special cases

On 10/14/2013 07:19 AM, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> My guess is that the 95 addresses are randomized and the 82 address is an address which failed to relocate.

> ffffffff82a04a58 is:
> ffffffff82a03000 t init_per_cpu__gdt_page


Specifically, it looks like the percpu stuff isn't getting set up correctly.

	-hpa

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