Re: [RFC][PATCH] Randomize kernel base address on boot

From: H. Peter Anvin
Date: Thu May 26 2011 - 18:33:42 EST


On 05/26/2011 03:18 PM, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
>
> Well, as far as I can tell, this feature is going to break hibernation on
> both x86_32 and x86_64 at the moment, unless you can guarantee that the
> randomized kernel location will be the same for both the boot and the target
> kernels.
>

Obviously we can't and we don't. I'm a bit surprised at that
constraint... how can that constraint not break things like kernels of
slightly different size?

-hpa
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