Re: [PATCH v2 0/3] x86: fix brk area initialization

From: Juergen Gross
Date: Wed Jun 29 2022 - 10:10:12 EST


On 23.06.22 11:46, Juergen Gross wrote:
The brk area needs to be zeroed initially, like the .bss section.
At the same time its memory should be covered by the ELF program
headers.

Juergen Gross (3):
x86/xen: use clear_bss() for Xen PV guests
x86: fix setup of brk area
x86: fix .brk attribute in linker script

arch/x86/include/asm/setup.h | 3 +++
arch/x86/kernel/head64.c | 4 +++-
arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S | 2 +-
arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c | 8 ++++++--
arch/x86/xen/xen-head.S | 10 +---------
5 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)


Could I please have some feedback? This series is fixing a major
regression regarding running as Xen PV guest (depending on kernel
configuration system will crash very early).

#regzbot ^introduced e32683c6f7d2


Juergen

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