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The current shmem_allocate_area() implementation uses a hardcoded virtual base address (BASE_PMD_ADDR) as a hint for mmap() when creating shmem-backed test areas. This approach is fragile and may fail on systems with ASLR or different virtual memory layouts, where the chosen address is unavailable. Replace the static base address with a dynamically reserved address range obtained via mmap(NULL, ..., PROT_NONE). The memfd-backed areas and their alias are then mapped into that reserved region using MAP_FIXED, preserving the original layout and aliasing semantics while avoiding collisions with unrelated mappings. This change improves robustness and portability of the test suite without altering its behavior or coverage. [mehdi.benhadjkhelifa@gmail.com: make cleanup code more clear, per Mike] Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20251113142050.108638-1-mehdi.benhadjkhelifa@gmail.com Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20251111205739.420009-1-mehdi.benhadjkhelifa@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Mehdi Ben Hadj Khelifa <mehdi.benhadjkhelifa@gmail.com> Suggested-by: Mike Rapoport <rppt@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Mike Rapoport (Microsoft) <rppt@kernel.org> Cc: David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com> Cc: David Hunter <david.hunter.linux@gmail.com> Cc: Liam Howlett <liam.howlett@oracle.com> Cc: Lorenzo Stoakes <lorenzo.stoakes@oracle.com> Cc: Michal Hocko <mhocko@suse.com> Cc: Peter Xu <peterx@redhat.com> Cc: Shuah Khan <shuah@kernel.org> Cc: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com> Cc: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@suse.cz> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the reStructuredText markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.