linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Simple brk allocator for very early allocations

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-Id: <20090227212313.a6b4b43c.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:23:13 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
Cc:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	the arch/x86 maintainers <x86@...nel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Simple brk allocator for very early allocations

On Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:51:17 -0800 Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org> wrote:

> This series adds a very simple brk-like allocator for very early
> allocations.  By default it extends the bss segment, starting at _end.
> 
> This is used to allocate x86-32's initial head_32.S pagetable, removing
> init_pg_table_start/end and pg0, replacing them with brk allocations.

Changelog fails to provide a reason for this?

> dmi_alloc() is also changed to use extend_brk.

Seems a large patchset just to clean up DMI a bit ;)

I assume that xen needs this?  domU or dom0?

--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/