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SubjectRe: [PATCH] kernel parameter vmalloc size fix

* Dave Young <hidave.darkstar@gmail.com> wrote:

> booting kernel with vmalloc=[any size<=16m] will oops.
>
> It's due to the vm area hole.
>
> In include/asm-x86/pgtable_32.h:
> #define VMALLOC_OFFSET (8 * 1024 * 1024)
> #define VMALLOC_START (((unsigned long)high_memory + 2 * VMALLOC_OFFSET - 1) \
> & ~(VMALLOC_OFFSET - 1))
>
> BUG_ON in arch/x86/mm/init_32.c will be triggered:
> BUG_ON((unsigned long)high_memory > VMALLOC_START);
>
> Fixed by return -EINVAL for invalid parameter

hm. Why dont we instead add the size of the hole to the
__VMALLOC_RESERVE value instead? There's nothing inherently bad about
using vmalloc=16m. The VM area hole is really a kernel-internal
abstraction that should not be visible in the usage of the parameter.

Ingo


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