linux-kernel - [patch added to 3.12-stable] x86/boot: Double BOOT_HEAP

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Date:	Mon, 25 Jan 2016 10:33:16 +0100
From:	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
To:	stable@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	"H.J. Lu" <hjl.tools@...il.com>,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
	Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>,
	Denys Vlasenko <dvlasenk@...hat.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
Subject: [patch added to 3.12-stable] x86/boot: Double BOOT_HEAP_SIZE to 64KB

From: "H.J. Lu" <hjl.tools@...il.com>

This patch has been added to the 3.12 stable tree. If you have any
objections, please let us know.

===============

commit 8c31902cffc4d716450be549c66a67a8a3dd479c upstream.

When decompressing kernel image during x86 bootup, malloc memory
for ELF program headers may run out of heap space, which leads
to system halt.  This patch doubles BOOT_HEAP_SIZE to 64KB.

Tested with 32-bit kernel which failed to boot without this patch.

Signed-off-by: H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@...il.com>
Acked-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com>
Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>
Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc: Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>
Cc: Denys Vlasenko <dvlasenk@...hat.com>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/boot.h | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/boot.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/boot.h
index 4fa687a47a62..6b8d6e8cd449 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/boot.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/boot.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #define BOOT_HEAP_SIZE             0x400000
 #else /* !CONFIG_KERNEL_BZIP2 */
 
-#define BOOT_HEAP_SIZE	0x8000
+#define BOOT_HEAP_SIZE	0x10000
 
 #endif /* !CONFIG_KERNEL_BZIP2 */
 
-- 
2.7.0