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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/x86/x86_64/mm.txt | 4 |
2 files changed, 8 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index 82b42c958d1c..fa8c6d470ad2 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -1803,12 +1803,10 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. js= [HW,JOY] Analog joystick See Documentation/input/joystick.txt. - kaslr/nokaslr [X86] - Enable/disable kernel and module base offset ASLR - (Address Space Layout Randomization) if built into - the kernel. When CONFIG_HIBERNATION is selected, - kASLR is disabled by default. When kASLR is enabled, - hibernation will be disabled. + nokaslr [KNL] + When CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_BASE is set, this disables + kernel and module base offset ASLR (Address Space + Layout Randomization). keepinitrd [HW,ARM] diff --git a/Documentation/x86/x86_64/mm.txt b/Documentation/x86/x86_64/mm.txt index 5aa738346062..8c7dd5957ae1 100644 --- a/Documentation/x86/x86_64/mm.txt +++ b/Documentation/x86/x86_64/mm.txt @@ -39,4 +39,8 @@ memory window (this size is arbitrary, it can be raised later if needed). The mappings are not part of any other kernel PGD and are only available during EFI runtime calls. +Note that if CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_MEMORY is enabled, the direct mapping of all +physical memory, vmalloc/ioremap space and virtual memory map are randomized. +Their order is preserved but their base will be offset early at boot time. + -Andi Kleen, Jul 2004 |