ring-buffer: Use kaslr address instead of text delta

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Instead of saving off the text and data pointers and using them to compare
with the current boot's text and data pointers, just save off the KASLR
offset. Then that can be used to figure out how to read the previous boots
buffer.

The last_boot_info will now show this offset, but only if it is for a
previous boot:

  ~# cat instances/boot_mapped/last_boot_info
  39000000	[kernel]

  ~# echo function > instances/boot_mapped/current_tracer
  ~# cat instances/boot_mapped/last_boot_info
  # Current

If the KASLR offset saved is for the current boot, the last_boot_info will
show the value of "current".

Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>
Cc: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20250305164608.274956504@goodmis.org
Reviewed-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@goodmis.org>

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Steven Rostedt 2025-03-05 11:45:40 -05:00 • committed by Steven Rostedt (Google)

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