Re: [PATCH v7 3/5] x86/KASLR: Give a warning if movable_node specified without kaslr_mem=

From: Chao Fan
Date: Wed Jan 17 2018 - 20:21:30 EST


On Wed, Jan 17, 2018 at 10:02:48PM +0800, Baoquan He wrote:
>On 01/17/18 at 06:53pm, Chao Fan wrote:
>> Since only 'movable_node' specified without 'kaslr_mem=' may break
>> memory hotplug, so reconmmend users using 'kaslr_mem=' when
>> 'movable_node' specified..
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Chao Fan <fanc.fnst@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> arch/x86/boot/compressed/kaslr.c | 10 ++++++++++
>> 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/kaslr.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/kaslr.c
>> index b200a7ceafc1..dca846b522fc 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/kaslr.c
>> +++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/kaslr.c
>> @@ -282,6 +282,16 @@ static int handle_mem_filter(void)
>> !strstr(args, "kaslr_mem="))
>> return 0;
>>
>> +#ifdef CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTPLUG
>> + /*
>> + * Check if "kaslr_mem=" specified when "movable_node" found. If not,
>> + * just give warrning. Otherwise memory hotplug could be
>> + * affected if kernel put on movable memory regions.
>> + */
>> + if (strstr(args, "movable_node") && !strstr(args, "kaslr_mem="))
>> + warn("kaslr_mem= should specified when using movable_node.\n");
> 'kaslr_mem=' ^be

You have given me a large help for my poor English.

Thanks,
Chao Fan

>> +#endif
>> +
>> tmp_cmdline = malloc(len + 1);
>> if (!tmp_cmdline)
>> error("Failed to allocate space for tmp_cmdline");
>> --
>> 2.14.3
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