linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v14 1/5] x86/boot: Introduce get_acpi_rsdp() to parse RSDP in cmdline from KEXEC

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Message-ID: <20181219011841.GE31775@localhost.localdomain>
Date:   Wed, 19 Dec 2018 09:18:41 +0800
From:   Chao Fan <fanc.fnst@...fujitsu.com>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
CC:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <x86@...nel.org>, <tglx@...utronix.de>, <mingo@...hat.com>,
        <hpa@...or.com>, <keescook@...omium.org>, <bhe@...hat.com>,
        <msys.mizuma@...il.com>, <indou.takao@...fujitsu.com>,
        <caoj.fnst@...fujitsu.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v14 1/5] x86/boot: Introduce get_acpi_rsdp() to parse
 RSDP in cmdline from KEXEC

On Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 12:28:48PM +0100, Borislav Petkov wrote:
>On Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 09:27:04AM +0800, Chao Fan wrote:
>> The basic conflict is the kernel avoiding KASLR-randomizing into
>> hot-removable memory areas.
>
>And this should be in a prominent place in your commit message to give
>an idea *why* you're doing this in the first place.

Got it, I would complain more in the first PATH of this series.

Thanks,
Chao Fan
>
>-- 
>Regards/Gruss,
>    Boris.
>
>Good mailing practices for 400: avoid top-posting and trim the reply.
>
>