@@ -841,8 +841,9 @@ static int64_t load_kernel (void)
if (loaderparams.initrd_filename) {
initrd_size = get_image_size (loaderparams.initrd_filename);
if (initrd_size > 0) {
- initrd_offset = (kernel_high + ~INITRD_PAGE_MASK) & INITRD_PAGE_MASK;
- if (initrd_offset + initrd_size > ram_size) {
+ initrd_offset = (loaderparams.ram_low_size - initrd_size
+ - ~INITRD_PAGE_MASK) & INITRD_PAGE_MASK;
+ if (kernel_high >= initrd_offset) {
fprintf(stderr,
"qemu: memory too small for initial ram disk '%s'\n",
loaderparams.initrd_filename);
Currently the malta board is loading the initrd just after the kernel. This doesn't work for kaslr enabled kernels, as the initrd ends-up being overwritten. Move the initrd at the end of the low memory, that should leave a sufficient gap for kaslr. Signed-off-by: Aurelien Jarno <aurelien@aurel32.net> --- hw/mips/mips_malta.c | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)