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On 12/10/2013 11:15 AM, H.J. Lu wrote:
>>
>> Either way, if the *only* goal is to get the file above a certain point,
>> like 4 GiB, then there is no reason not to randomize upward.
> 
> I agree that kernel should load ET_DYN binary anywhere.  I will
> change linker to set type to ET_EXEC if p_vaddr != 0.
> 

I didn't say "anywhere".  I said "at or above the p_vaddr".

	-hpa