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[PATCH 4.13 029/109] docs: disable KASLR when debugging kernel

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4.13-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

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From: Zhouyi Zhou <zhouzhouyi@gmail.com>

commit e604f1cb85367d2e5fd4cf253296d190996da81a upstream.

commit 6807c84652b0 ("x86: Enable KASLR by default") enables KASLR
by default on x86. While KASLR will confuse gdb which resolve kernel
symbol address from symbol table of vmlinux. We should turn off KASLR for
kernel debugging.

Signed-off-by: Zhouyi Zhou <zhouzhouyi@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Kieran Bingham <kbingham@kernel.org>
Acked-by: Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com>
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Cc: Natale Patriciello <natale.patriciello@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>

---
 Documentation/dev-tools/gdb-kernel-debugging.rst |    6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

--- a/Documentation/dev-tools/gdb-kernel-debugging.rst
+++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/gdb-kernel-debugging.rst
@@ -31,11 +31,13 @@ Setup
   CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_REDUCED off. If your architecture supports
   CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER, keep it enabled.
 
-- Install that kernel on the guest.
+- Install that kernel on the guest, turn off KASLR if necessary by adding
+  "nokaslr" to the kernel command line.
   Alternatively, QEMU allows to boot the kernel directly using -kernel,
   -append, -initrd command line switches. This is generally only useful if
   you do not depend on modules. See QEMU documentation for more details on
-  this mode.
+  this mode. In this case, you should build the kernel with
+  CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_BASE disabled if the architecture supports KASLR.
 
 - Enable the gdb stub of QEMU/KVM, either
 

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[PATCH 4.13 000/109] 4.13.4-stable review Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:00 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 058/109] scsi: qedi: off by one in qedi_get_cmd_from_tid() Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:00 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 041/109] powerpc/powernv/npu: Move tlb flush before launching ATSD Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:00 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 088/109] media: venus: fix copy/paste error in return_buf_error Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:00 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 066/109] scsi: sg: fixup infoleak when using SG_GET_REQUEST_TABLE Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:00 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 031/109] crypto: scompress - dont sleep with preemption disabled Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:00 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 060/109] scsi: megaraid_sas: mismatch of allocated MFI frame size and length exposed in MFI MPT pass through command Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:00 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 039/109] ext4: fix quota inconsistency during orphan cleanup for read-only mounts Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:00 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 067/109] scsi: qla2xxx: Update fw_started flags at qpair creation. Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:00 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 054/109] scsi: zfcp: fix missing trace records for early returns in TMF eh handlers Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:00 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 083/109] net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core: Fix net_conntrack_lock() Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:00 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 028/109] MIPS: math-emu: <MADDF|MSUBF>.D: Fix accuracy (64-bit case) Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:00 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 049/109] skd: Submit requests to firmware before triggering the doorbell Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:00 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 085/109] s390/mm: fix race on mm->context.flush_mm Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:00 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 062/109] scsi: megaraid_sas: Check valid aen class range to avoid kernel panic Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:00 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 036/109] wcn36xx: Introduce mutual exclusion of fw configuration Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:00 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 037/109] ext4: in ext4_seek_{hole,data}, return -ENXIO for negative offsets Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:00 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 078/109] tracing: Fix clear of RECORDED_TGID flag when disabling trace event Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:00 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 051/109] scsi: zfcp: add handling for FCP_RESID_OVER to the fcp ingress path Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:00 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 059/109] scsi: aacraid: Fix command send race condition Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:00 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 027/109] MIPS: math-emu: <MADDF|MSUBF>.S: Fix accuracy (32-bit case) Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:00 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 052/109] scsi: zfcp: fix capping of unsuccessful GPN_FT SAN response trace records Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:00 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 079/109] tracing: Apply trace_clock changes to instance max buffer Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:00 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 055/109] scsi: zfcp: fix payload with full FCP_RSP IU in SCSI trace records Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:00 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 026/109] MIPS: math-emu: <MADDF|MSUBF>.<D|S>: Clean up "maddf_flags" enumeration Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:00 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 029/109] docs: disable KASLR when debugging kernel Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:00 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 043/109] powerpc: Fix DAR reporting when alignment handler faults Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:00 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 046/109] md/bitmap: copy correct data for bitmap super Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:00 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 075/109] ftrace: Fix selftest goto location on error Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:00 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 081/109] PCI: shpchp: Enable bridge bus mastering if MSI is enabled Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:00 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 018/109] MIPS: math-emu: <MAX|MAXA|MIN|MINA>.<D|S>: Fix cases of both inputs zero Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:10 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 024/109] MIPS: math-emu: <MADDF|MSUBF>.<D|S>: Fix some cases of infinite inputs Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:10 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 016/109] Input: i8042 - add Gigabyte P57 to the keyboard reset table Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:10 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 008/109] Input: xpad - validate USB endpoint type during probe Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:10 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 020/109] MIPS: math-emu: <MAXA|MINA>.<D|S>: Fix cases of input values with opposite signs Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:10 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 023/109] MIPS: math-emu: <MADDF|MSUBF>.<D|S>: Fix NaN propagation Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:10 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 009/109] drm/amdgpu: read reg in each iterator of psp_wait_for loop Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:10 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 010/109] tty: improve tty_insert_flip_char() fast path Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:10 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 014/109] pinctrl: samsung: Fix NULL pointer exception on external interrupts on S3C24xx Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:10 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 022/109] MIPS: math-emu: MINA.<D|S>: Fix some cases of infinity and zero inputs Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:10 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 011/109] tty: improve tty_insert_flip_char() slow path Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:10 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 019/109] MIPS: math-emu: <MAX|MIN>.<D|S>: Fix cases of both inputs negative Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:10 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 001/109] orangefs: Dont clear SGID when inheriting ACLs Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:10 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 4.13 001/109] orangefs: Dont clear SGID when inheriting ACLs Mike Marshall <hubcap@omnibond.com> - 2017-09-26 02:10 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 004/109] IB/{qib, hfi1}: Avoid flow control testing for RDMA write operation Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:10 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 006/109] srcu: Provide ordering for CPU not involved in grace period Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:10 +0200
  [PATCH 4.13 017/109] MIPS: math-emu: <MAX|MAXA|MIN|MINA>.<D|S>: Fix quiet NaN propagation Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-24 23:10 +0200
  Re: [PATCH 4.13 000/109] 4.13.4-stable review Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> - 2017-09-25 03:10 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 4.13 000/109] 4.13.4-stable review Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-25 08:40 +0200
  Re: [PATCH 4.13 000/109] 4.13.4-stable review Shuah Khan <shuahkh@osg.samsung.com> - 2017-09-26 01:20 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 4.13 000/109] 4.13.4-stable review Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2017-09-26 09:40 +0200

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