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Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2017 08:46:58 +0100
From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
Cc: Thomas Garnier <thgarnie@...gle.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...ux.intel.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, "H . Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
	Dave Hansen <dave@...1.net>, Chen Yucong <slaoub@...il.com>,
	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
	Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>,
	Anna-Maria Gleixner <anna-maria@...utronix.de>,
	Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>,
	Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>,
	Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
	Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>,
	Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>, X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com" <kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC] x86/mm/KASLR: Remap GDTs at fixed location


* Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org> wrote:

> > When I looked at the fixmap, you had to define the space you need ahead of 
> > time and I am not sure there was enough space as you said.
> 
> Can you try it and see if anything goes wrong?  Even if something does go wrong, 
> I think we should fix *that* rather than making the memory layout more 
> complicated.

Absolutely! This should always be the driving principle when complicating the 
kernel's memory layout.

Thanks,

	Ingo

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