Re: [PATCH v1] compiler: prevent dead store elimination

From: Arjan van de Ven
Date: Mon Mar 01 2010 - 00:13:05 EST


On Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:47:42 +0100
Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> +void secure_bzero(void *p, size_t n)
> +{
> + memset(p, 0, n);
> + ARRAY_PREVENT_DSE(p, n);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(secure_bzero);


please don't introduce bzero again to the kernel;

make it secure_memset() please.


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