[RFC PATCH] arm64/mm: Remove randomization of the linear map

[Will Deacon]

On Tue, 18 Mar 2025 14:49:50 +0100, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> Since commit
> 
>   97d6786e0669 ("arm64: mm: account for hotplug memory when randomizing the linear region")
> 
> the decision whether or not to randomize the placement of the system's
> DRAM inside the linear map is based on the capabilities of the CPU
> rather than how much memory is present at boot time. This change was
> necessary because memory hotplug may result in DRAM appearing in places
> that are not covered by the linear region at all (and therefore
> unusable) if the decision is solely based on the memory map at boot.
> 
> [...]

Applied to arm64 (for-next/mm), thanks!

[1/1] arm64/mm: Remove randomization of the linear map
      https://git.kernel.org/arm64/c/1db780bafa4c

Cheers,
-- 
Will

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