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Rework deployment of kernel image for both compressed and uncompressed variants as defined by CONFIG_KERNEL_UNCOMPRESSED kernel configuration variable. In case CONFIG_KERNEL_UNCOMPRESSED is disabled avoid uncompressing the kernel to a temporary buffer and copying it to the target address. Instead, uncompress it directly to the target destination. In case CONFIG_KERNEL_UNCOMPRESSED is enabled avoid moving the kernel to default 0x100000 location when KASLR is disabled or failed. Instead, use the uncompressed kernel image directly. In case KASLR is disabled or failed .amode31 section location in memory is not randomized and precedes the kernel image. In case CONFIG_KERNEL_UNCOMPRESSED is disabled that location overlaps the area used by the decompression algorithm. That is fine, since that area is not used after the decompression finished and the size of .amode31 section is not expected to exceed BOOT_HEAP_SIZE ever. There is no decompression in case CONFIG_KERNEL_UNCOMPRESSED is enabled. Therefore, rename decompress_kernel() to deploy_kernel(), which better describes both uncompressed and compressed cases. Introduce AMODE31_SIZE macro to avoid immediate value of 0x3000 (the size of .amode31 section) in the decompressor linker script. Modify the vmlinux linker script to force the size of .amode31 section to AMODE31_SIZE (the value of (_eamode31 - _samode31) could otherwise differ as result of compiler options used). Introduce __START_KERNEL macro that defines the kernel ELF image entry point and set it to the currrent value of 0x100000. Signed-off-by: Alexander Gordeev <agordeev@linux.ibm.com>
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 reStructuredText 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.