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The following commit:ef5a7b5eb1("efi/x86: Remove GDT setup from efi_main") introduced GDT setup into the 32-bit kernel's startup_32, and reloads the GDTR after relocating the kernel for paranoia's sake. A followup commit:32d009137a("x86/boot: Reload GDTR after copying to the end of the buffer") introduced a similar GDTR reload in the 64-bit kernel as well. The GDTR is adjusted by (init_size-_end), however this may not be the correct offset to apply if the kernel was loaded at a misaligned address or below LOAD_PHYSICAL_ADDR, as in that case the decompression buffer has an additional offset from the original load address. This should never happen for a conformant bootloader, but we're being paranoid anyway, so just store the new GDT address in there instead of adding any offsets, which is simpler as well. Fixes:ef5a7b5eb1("efi/x86: Remove GDT setup from efi_main") Fixes:32d009137a("x86/boot: Reload GDTR after copying to the end of the buffer") Signed-off-by: Arvind Sankar <nivedita@alum.mit.edu> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> Cc: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org> Cc: linux-efi@vger.kernel.org Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Cc: x86@kernel.org Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200226230031.3011645-2-nivedita@alum.mit.edu
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.