Re: [PATCH 0/3] x86/KASLR: Build identity mappings on demand

From	Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
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Subject	Re: [PATCH 0/3] x86/KASLR: Build identity mappings on demand
Date	2016-05-07 07:50 +0200
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* Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> wrote:

> I'm going back to small steps. :)
>
> This series lets the x86_64 compressed boot environment build
> page table identity mappings on demand. This will be used once
> we begin randomizing the physical memory position beyond the
> existing identity maps.

This series was much better, thanks! I've applied them to tip:x86/boot and will 
push them out if they pass testing.

I also applied Boris's type casting cleanups and your comments improval patch:

  ed09acde44e3 x86/KASLR: Improve comments around the mem_avoid[] logic

Thanks,

	Ingo

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[PATCH 0/3] x86/KASLR: Build identity mappings on demand Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2016-05-07 00:10 +0200
  Re: [PATCH 0/3] x86/KASLR: Build identity mappings on demand Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> - 2016-05-07 07:50 +0200

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