linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 04/15] x86, kaslr: get kaslr

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Date:	Wed, 4 Mar 2015 16:54:33 +0100 (CET)
From:	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>
To:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
cc:	Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>,
	Matt Fleming <matt.fleming@...el.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>,
	Baoquan He <bhe@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-efi@...r.kernel.org, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 04/15] x86, kaslr: get kaslr_enabled back correctly

On Wed, 4 Mar 2015, Borislav Petkov wrote:

> On Wed, Mar 04, 2015 at 12:00:37AM -0800, Yinghai Lu wrote:
> > commit f47233c2d34f ("x86/mm/ASLR: Propagate base load address calculation")
> > is using address as value for kaslr_enabled.
> > 
> > That will random kaslr_enabled get that set or cleared.
> > Will have problem for system really have kaslr enabled.
> > 
> > -v2: update changelog.
> 
> This is still not good enough. Please do this:
> 
> In commit f47233c2d34f we did A. The problem with that is B. Change the
> code to do C.
> 
> Now you only have to fill out the A,B and C variables with the
> respective text which is understandable even for people who don't know
> this code.

Also this 15-patch series needs to be separated into two patchsets. The 
whole series is not appropriate for -rc3, but this particular one at least 
is a regression fix that has to go in.

Thanks,

-- 
Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs
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