Hi all,
Peter noticed that with some dumb luck you can toast the kernel address
space with exported vmalloc symbols.
I used this as an opportunity to decruft the vmalloc.c API and make it
much more systematic. This also removes any chance to create vmalloc
mappings outside the designated areas
On Wed, Apr 08, 2020 at 05:03:24PM +0100, Russell King - ARM Linux admin wrote:
> I haven't read all your patches yet.
>
> Have you tested it on 32-bit ARM, where the module area is located
> _below_ PAGE_OFFSET and outside of the vmalloc area?
I have not tested it. However existing in-kernel
On Wed, Apr 08, 2020 at 01:58:58PM +0200, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Peter noticed that with some dumb luck you can toast the kernel address
> space with exported vmalloc symbols.
>
> I used this as an opportunity to decruft the vmalloc.c API and make it
> much more systematic. This
On Wed, Apr 08, 2020 at 01:58:58PM +0200, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Peter noticed that with some dumb luck you can toast the kernel address
> space with exported vmalloc symbols.
>
> I used this as an opportunity to decruft the vmalloc.c API and make it
> much more systematic. This
Hi all,
Peter noticed that with some dumb luck you can toast the kernel address
space with exported vmalloc symbols.
I used this as an opportunity to decruft the vmalloc.c API and make it
much more systematic. This also removes any chance to create vmalloc
mappings outside the designated areas
