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    Merge branch 'x86-kaslr-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip · f4bcd8cc
    Linus Torvalds authored
    Pull x86 kernel address space randomization support from Peter Anvin:
     "This enables kernel address space randomization for x86"
    
    * 'x86-kaslr-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
      x86, kaslr: Clarify RANDOMIZE_BASE_MAX_OFFSET
      x86, kaslr: Remove unused including <linux/version.h>
      x86, kaslr: Use char array to gain sizeof sanity
      x86, kaslr: Add a circular multiply for better bit diffusion
      x86, kaslr: Mix entropy sources together as needed
      x86/relocs: Add percpu fixup for GNU ld 2.23
      x86, boot: Rename get_flags() and check_flags() to *_cpuflags()
      x86, kaslr: Raise the maximum virtual address to -1 GiB on x86_64
      x86, kaslr: Report kernel offset on panic
      x86, kaslr: Select random position from e820 maps
      x86, kaslr: Provide randomness functions
      x86, kaslr: Return location from decompress_kernel
      x86, boot: Move CPU flags out of cpucheck
      x86, relocs: Add more per-cpu gold special cases
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