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Message-ID: <20180108161805.jrpmkcrwlr2rs4sy@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2018 17:18:05 +0100 From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org> To: "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill@...temov.name> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, "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> * Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill@...temov.name> wrote: > 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? Yes, it looks structurally much better now - but we first need to address all existing regressions before we can move forward. ( Also, the PTI work created a bit of a distraction as well, but x86 patch integration should should be back to speed soon. ) Thanks, Ingo
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