linux-kernel - kaslr should avoid setup

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Date:	Thu, 24 Apr 2014 10:35:44 +0800
From:	Dave Young <dyoung@...hat.com>
To:	keescook@...omium.org
Cc:	hpa@...or.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: kaslr should avoid setup_data region

Hello Kees

I'm worrying that setup_data regions could be overwitten by randomize
kernel base. Would you like to fix it in kaslr code?

One problem is there could be a lot of setup_data regions but current
mem_avoid is an fixed array.

Thanks
Dave
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