linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 02/15] x86, boot: move ZO to end of buffer

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Message-ID: <20150306135825.GE4259@pd.tnic>
Date:	Fri, 6 Mar 2015 14:58:25 +0100
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
To:	Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>
Cc:	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>, Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>,
	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 02/15] x86, boot: move ZO to end of buffer

On Wed, Mar 04, 2015 at 12:00:35AM -0800, Yinghai Lu wrote:
> bp found data from boot stage can not be used kernel stage.
> 
> Actually those data area is overlapped with VO kernel bss stage, and clear_bss()

"VO kernel bss stage"?

I'm sure you can think of a better explanation. Right now I'm thinking
of "Video Only" or "Virtually Omnipresent" or ... I can go all day.
Let's be more precise here please.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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