Re: [PATCH v7 2/3] x86/boot/KASLR: Walk srat tables to filter immovable memory

From: Kees Cook
Date: Sat Sep 22 2018 - 11:46:29 EST


On Thu, Sep 13, 2018 at 3:46 AM, Chao Fan <fanc.fnst@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> If CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTREMOVE enabled, walk through the acpi srat memory
> tables and store those immovable memory regions so that kaslr can get
> where to choose for randomization.
>
> Signed-off-by: Chao Fan <fanc.fnst@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/x86/boot/compressed/kaslr.c | 5 +++++
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/kaslr.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/kaslr.c
> index 9ed9709d9947..0c3567bc231c 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/kaslr.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/kaslr.c
> @@ -417,6 +417,11 @@ static void mem_avoid_init(unsigned long input, unsigned long input_size,
> /* Mark the memmap regions we need to avoid */
> handle_mem_options();
>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTREMOVE
> + /* Mark the immovable regions we need to choose */
> + get_immovable_mem();
> +#endif

Style nit-pick: I'd prefer the definition of get_immovable_mem() do
the ifdef so it doesn't appear here.

-Kees

> +
> #ifdef CONFIG_X86_VERBOSE_BOOTUP
> /* Make sure video RAM can be used. */
> add_identity_map(0, PMD_SIZE);
> --
> 2.17.1
>
>
>



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Kees Cook
Pixel Security