linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v8 5/5] document: add document for kaslr

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Message-ID: <20180119052709.GD24593@localhost.localdomain>
Date:   Fri, 19 Jan 2018 13:27:10 +0800
From:   Chao Fan <fanc.fnst@...fujitsu.com>
To:     Baoquan He <bhe@...hat.com>
CC:     <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <x86@...nel.org>, <hpa@...or.com>,
        <tglx@...utronix.de>, <mingo@...hat.com>, <keescook@...omium.org>,
        <yasu.isimatu@...il.com>, <indou.takao@...fujitsu.com>,
        <lcapitulino@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 5/5] document: add document for kaslr_mem

On Fri, Jan 19, 2018 at 11:53:31AM +0800, Baoquan He wrote:
>On 01/19/18 at 11:36am, Chao Fan wrote:
>> Signed-off-by: Chao Fan <fanc.fnst@...fujitsu.com>
>> ---
>>  Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 10 ++++++++++
>>  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
>> 
>> diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
>> index e2de7c006a74..28a879f62560 100644
>> --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
>> +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
>> @@ -2350,6 +2350,16 @@
>>  			allocations which rules out almost all kernel
>>  			allocations. Use with caution!
>>  
>> +	kaslr_mem=nn[KMG][@ss[KMG]]
>> +			[KNL] Force usage of a specific region of memory
>> +			for KASLR during kernel decompression stage.
>> +			Region of usable memory is from ss to ss+nn. If ss
>> +			is omitted, it is qeuivalent to kaslr_mem=nn[KMG]@0.
>> +			Multiple regions can be specified, comma delimited.
>> +			Notice: we support 4 regions at most now.
>
>Better not use 'we' here. You can refer to kernel-parameter.txt.

You are right, so I resend this part, and add several Cc.

Thanks,
Chao Fan
>
>> +			Example:
>> +			kaslr_mem=1G,500M@2G,1G@4G
>> +
>>  	MTD_Partition=	[MTD]
>>  			Format: <name>,<region-number>,<size>,<offset>
>>  
>> -- 
>> 2.14.3
>> 
>> 
>> 
>
>