linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] x86/KASLR/64: Determine kernel text mapping size at runtime

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Date:   Sun, 11 Dec 2016 13:06:21 +0100
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
To:     Baoquan He <bhe@...hat.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, tglx@...utronix.de, hpa@...or.com,
        mingo@...hat.com, x86@...nel.org, keescook@...omium.org,
        yinghai@...nel.org, thgarnie@...gle.com, kuleshovmail@...il.com,
        luto@...nel.org, mcgrof@...nel.org, anderson@...hat.com,
        dyoung@...hat.com, xlpang@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] x86/KASLR/64: Determine kernel text mapping size
 at runtime

On Sun, Dec 11, 2016 at 06:58:29PM +0800, Baoquan He wrote:
> For arguing and defending myself, I couldn't be very objective.

Yeah, it is mind-boggling the amount of bullshit you would come up with
instead of simply saying, "no, I don't have a good reason and use case
for my patch". It made me laugh, FWIW. Especially the bit about people
getting naked - I had to go check we're still talking about the same
thing.

:-)

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