linux-kernel - Re: [tip:x86/boot] x86/mm: Enable KASLR for physical mapping memory regions

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Message-ID: <20160816210108.GA6332@nazgul.tnic>
Date:	Tue, 16 Aug 2016 23:01:08 +0200
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
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Subject: Re: [tip:x86/boot] x86/mm: Enable KASLR for physical mapping memory
 regions

On Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 12:49:52PM -0700, Kees Cook wrote:
> Am I misreading this?

No you're not.

> Shouldn't it be:
> 
>        cont = container;
> #ifdef CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_MEMORY
>        cont += PAGE_OFFSET - __PAGE_OFFSET_BASE;
> #endif
> 
> (otherwise cont is undefined in the RANDOMIZE_MEMORY=n case?)

Thanks for catching this Kees, I'll send a new version in the morning.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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