Re: + syscalls-x86-add-__nr_kcmp-syscall-v8.patch added to -mm tree

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 04/10/2012 04:08 PM, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> 
> OK, since this is discussed again...
> 
> Can this comment can also explain why do we obfuscate the pointers
> by type? I mean, I don't really understand why the one-dimensional
> cookies[2] is "not enough" from security pov.
> 

Because it's cheap.  "Just enough" is not what you want to shoot for,
ever, you want to get past the "just enough" point and then consider
"what can I get for cheap at this point"?

	-hpa

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