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Re: [PATCH v2 1/7] xen: use correct end address of kernel for conflict checking


  • To: Juergen Gross <jgross@xxxxxxxx>
  • From: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2024 10:29:00 +0200
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  • Cc: Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@xxxxxxxxxx>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>, Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxxxx>, Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>, xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Marek Marczykowski-Górecki <marmarek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, x86@xxxxxxxxxx
  • Delivery-date: Tue, 20 Aug 2024 08:29:06 +0000
  • List-id: Xen developer discussion <xen-devel.lists.xenproject.org>

On 20.08.2024 10:20, Juergen Gross wrote:
> When running as a Xen PV dom0 the kernel is loaded by the hypervisor
> using a different memory map than that of the host. In order to
> minimize the required changes in the kernel, the kernel adapts its
> memory map to that of the host. In order to do that it is checking
> for conflicts of its load address with the host memory map.
> 
> Unfortunately the tested memory range does not include the .brk
> area, which might result in crashes or memory corruption when this
> area does conflict withe the memory map of the host.
> 
> Fix the test by using the _end label instead of __bss_stop.
> 
> Fixes: 808fdb71936c ("xen: check for kernel memory conflicting with memory 
> layout")
> 
> Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@xxxxxxxx>
> Tested-by: Marek Marczykowski-Górecki <marmarek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>





 


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