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Diffstat (limited to 'arch/x86/include/asm/page_32_types.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/include/asm/page_32_types.h | 8 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/page_32_types.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/page_32_types.h index f462895a33e4..faf9cc1c14bb 100644 --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/page_32_types.h +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/page_32_types.h @@ -53,7 +53,13 @@ #define STACK_TOP_MAX STACK_TOP /* - * Kernel image size is limited to 512 MB (see in arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S) + * In spite of the name, KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE is a limit on the maximum virtual + * address for the kernel image, rather than the limit on the size itself. On + * 32-bit, this is not a strict limit, but this value is used to limit the + * link-time virtual address range of the kernel, and by KASLR to limit the + * randomized address from which the kernel is executed. A relocatable kernel + * can be loaded somewhat higher than KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE as long as enough space + * remains for the vmalloc area. */ #define KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE (512 * 1024 * 1024) |