Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH 3/6] x86: kaslr: return locationfrom decompress_kernel

[Kees Cook]

On Sun, Apr 28, 2013 at 6:25 PM, James Morris <jmorris@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Fri, 26 Apr 2013, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>
>> > +   noaslr          [X86]
>> > +                   Disable kernel base offset ASLR (Address Space
>> > +                   Layout Randomization) if built into the kernel.
>> > +
>> >     noautogroup     Disable scheduler automatic task group creation.
>> >
>> >     nobats          [PPC] Do not use BATs for mapping kernel lowmem
>>
>> Calling it "nokaslr" might be useful to note that it is specifically
>> about the kernel.
>
> Agreed.

Yeah, good call. I'll get this changed. Thanks!

-Kees

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Kees Cook
Chrome OS Security
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