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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/head64.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/head64.c
index 5c529c1e3d6..6c34bdd22e2 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/head64.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/head64.c
@@ -18,8 +18,16 @@
#include <asm/setup.h>
#include <asm/desc.h>
#include <asm/pgtable.h>
+#include <asm/tlbflush.h>
#include <asm/sections.h>
+static void __init zap_identity_mappings(void)
+{
+ pgd_t *pgd = pgd_offset_k(0UL);
+ pgd_clear(pgd);
+ __flush_tlb();
+}
+
/* Don't add a printk in there. printk relies on the PDA which is not initialized
yet. */
static void __init clear_bss(void)
@@ -57,18 +65,15 @@ void __init x86_64_start_kernel(char * real_mode_data)
/* clear bss before set_intr_gate with early_idt_handler */
clear_bss();
+ /* Make NULL pointers segfault */
+ zap_identity_mappings();
+
for (i = 0; i < IDT_ENTRIES; i++)
set_intr_gate(i, early_idt_handler);
asm volatile("lidt %0" :: "m" (idt_descr));
early_printk("Kernel alive\n");
- /*
- * switch to init_level4_pgt from boot_level4_pgt
- */
- memcpy(init_level4_pgt, boot_level4_pgt, PTRS_PER_PGD*sizeof(pgd_t));
- asm volatile("movq %0,%%cr3" :: "r" (__pa_symbol(&init_level4_pgt)));
-
for (i = 0; i < NR_CPUS; i++)
cpu_pda(i) = &boot_cpu_pda[i];