linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] x86, kaslr: propagate base load address calculation

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Date:	Tue, 17 Feb 2015 23:31:05 +0100
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...ux.intel.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	live-patching@...r.kernel.org, Linux-MM <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	"x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] x86, kaslr: propagate base load address calculation

On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 08:45:53AM -0800, Kees Cook wrote:
> Maybe it should say:
> 
> Kernel offset: disabled
> 
> for maximum clarity?

I.e.:

---
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
index 78c91bbf50e2..16b6043cb073 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
@@ -843,10 +843,14 @@ static void __init trim_low_memory_range(void)
 static int
 dump_kernel_offset(struct notifier_block *self, unsigned long v, void *p)
 {
-	pr_emerg("Kernel Offset: 0x%lx from 0x%lx "
-		 "(relocation range: 0x%lx-0x%lx)\n",
-		 (unsigned long)&_text - __START_KERNEL, __START_KERNEL,
-		 __START_KERNEL_map, MODULES_VADDR-1);
+	if (kaslr_enabled)
+		pr_emerg("Kernel Offset: 0x%lx from 0x%lx (relocation range: 0x%lx-0x%lx)\n",
+			 (unsigned long)&_text - __START_KERNEL,
+			 __START_KERNEL,
+			 __START_KERNEL_map,
+			 MODULES_VADDR-1);
+	else
+		pr_emerg("Kernel Offset: disabled\n");
 
 	return 0;
 }
---

?

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

ECO tip #101: Trim your mails when you reply.
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