Re: [v3] mm: Add SLUB free list pointer obfuscation

From: Christopher Lameter
Date: Thu Jul 27 2017 - 11:15:34 EST


On Wed, 26 Jul 2017, Kees Cook wrote:

> > Although in either case we are adding code to the fastpath...
>
> While I'd like it unconditionally, I think Alexander's proposal was to
> put it behind CONFIG_SLAB_FREELIST_HARDENED.

Sounds good.

> BTW, while I've got your attention, can you Ack the other patch? I
> sent a v4 for the pointer obfuscation, which we really need:
> https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/7/26/4

Just looked through it.