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Date:   Mon, 20 Apr 2020 19:59:03 -0700
From:   Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] mm/mmap.c: do not allow mappings outside of allowed
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On Mon, 23 Mar 2020 14:29:29 +0100 agordeev@linux.ibm.com wrote:

> It is possible to request a fixed mapping address below
> mmap_min_addr and succeed. This update adds early checks
> of mmap_min_addr and mmap_end boundaries and fixes the
> above issue.

Does this solve any known problems?  If not, what is the motivation for
the change?