Re: [RFC/RFT PATCH 01/19] x86/idt: Move idt_table to __ro_after_init section

Borislav Petkov
2026-01-22T13:58:55Z

On Thu, Jan 22, 2026 at 02:48:14PM +0100, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> That is because the init region is between .data and .bss, which are
> not 2M aligned, and so freeing/remapping the init region breaks the
> hugepage mapping of the region between them. This is addressed in
> patch #3.

Ok, I'll continue looking but this commit message should not mislead in
stating that it prevents the "breaking up large page mappings." I'll fix it up
if I end up picking up this or you fix it up in your next revision please.

Thx.

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Boris.