[PATCH v9] ARM: boot: Validate start of physical memory against DTB

Geert Uytterhoeven geert at linux-m68k.org
Thu Nov 19 07:46:55 EST 2020


On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 10:55 AM Geert Uytterhoeven
<geert at linux-m68k.org> wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 10:24 AM Linus Walleij <linus.walleij at linaro.org> wrote:
> > On Tue, Sep 8, 2020 at 8:55 AM Geert Uytterhoeven <geert at linux-m68k.org> wrote:
> > > I agree there are plenty of opportunities to improve of head.S.
> > > Unfortunately there are also plenty of opportunities to break someone's
> > > boot process ;-(
> > >
> > > Nicolas' patch to reshuffle the registers looks like a good first step...
> >
> > I must have missed this patch! I'll try to find it.
>
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-arm-kernel/nycvar.YSQ.7.78.906.2009041431440.4095746@knanqh.ubzr/

FTR: that one is not for boot/compressed/head.S, but for the normal
head.S, so it doesn't help...

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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