linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 4/5] x86/boot/64: Explicitly map boot

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Message-ID: <20201016211841.GA1634455@rani.riverdale.lan>
Date:   Fri, 16 Oct 2020 17:18:41 -0400
From:   Arvind Sankar <nivedita@...m.mit.edu>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc:     Arvind Sankar <nivedita@...m.mit.edu>, x86@...nel.org,
        Joerg Roedel <jroedel@...e.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 4/5] x86/boot/64: Explicitly map boot_params and
 command line

On Fri, Oct 16, 2020 at 07:32:32PM +0200, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 16, 2020 at 01:20:58PM -0400, Arvind Sankar wrote:
> > This patch depends on 1 to initialize boot_params before
> > initialize_identity_maps() is called. You want me to rework it to avoid
> > that?
> 
> Yes please. If it doesn't become too ugly, that is. If it does, then
> we'll have to think of something else...
> 
> Thx.
> 

I just sent out v3, with the patches reordered. Maybe just pick up the
fix for now, and the other three patches I can resend sometime after the
merge window, along with other cleanups I've been working on.

Thanks.