linux-kernel - Re: Avoid VLA in pgd_alloc kills boot on 32-bit machines was Re: -next20181010,1011 regression: thinkpad x60 (32 bit) dies during boot.

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Date:   Fri, 12 Oct 2018 20:57:15 +0200
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, arnd@...db.de,
        akpm@...ux-foundation.org, luto@...nel.org,
        dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com, jroedel@...e.de,
        keescook@...omium.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
        toshi.kani@....com, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        sfr@...b.auug.org.au, kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        mingo@...hat.com, hpa@...or.com, x86@...nel.org
Subject: Re: Avoid VLA in pgd_alloc kills boot on 32-bit machines was Re:
 -next20181010,1011 regression: thinkpad x60 (32 bit) dies during boot.

On Fri 2018-10-12 20:13:35, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 12, 2018 at 08:10:11PM +0200, Pavel Machek wrote:
> > And the winner is...
> > 
> > [1be3f247c2882a82279cbcf43717581ea943b692] x86/mm: Avoid VLA in
> > pgd_alloc()
> 
> That should be fixed now:
> 
> https://git.kernel.org/tip/184d47f0fd365108bd06ab26cdb3450b716269fd

Aha, ok.

-next20181012 indeed works.

Best regards,
									Pavel
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