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Message-ID: <20171218101045.arwbzmbxbhqgreeu@node.shutemov.name>
Date:   Mon, 18 Dec 2017 13:10:45 +0300
From:   "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill@...temov.name>
To:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
Cc:     "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>,
        x86@...nel.org, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
        Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...nvz.org>,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>, Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
        linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCHv6 0/4] x86: 5-level related changes into decompression
 code<Paste>

On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 04:57:35PM +0300, Kirill A. Shutemov wrote:
> Here's few changes to x86 decompression code.
> 
> The first patch is pure cosmetic change: it gives file with KASLR helpers
> a proper name.
> 
> The last three patches bring support of booting into 5-level paging mode if
> a bootloader put the kernel above 4G.
> 
> Patch 2/4 Renames l5_paging_required() into paging_prepare() and change
> interface of the function.
> Patch 3/4 Handles allocation of space for trampoline and gets it prepared.
> Patch 4/4 Gets trampoline used.
> 
> Kirill A. Shutemov (4):
>   x86/boot/compressed/64: Rename pagetable.c to kaslr_64.c
>   x86/boot/compressed/64: Introduce paging_prepare()
>   x86/boot/compressed/64: Prepare trampoline memory
>   x86/boot/compressed/64: Handle 5-level paging boot if kernel is above
>     4G

Ingo, does it look fine now?

-- 
 Kirill A. Shutemov