Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 28 Dec 2022 17:57:54 +0100 | From | "Jason A. Donenfeld" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH qemu] x86: don't let decompressed kernel image clobber setup_data |
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HELLO H. PETER ANVIN, E L L O
On Wed, Dec 28, 2022 at 05:30:30PM +0100, Jason A. Donenfeld wrote: > > Fix looks good, glad you figured out the problem. > > I mean, kind of. The solution here sucks, especially given that in the > worst case, setup_data just gets dropped. I'm half inclined to consider > this a kernel bug instead, and add some code to relocate setup_data > prior to decompression, and then fix up all the links. It seems like > this would be a lot more robust. > > I just wish the people who wrote this stuff would chime in. I've had > x86@kernel.org CC'd but so far, no input from them.
Apparently you are the x86 boot guru. What do you want to happen here? Your input would be very instrumental.
Jason
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