Re: [PATCH v12] x86/split_lock: Enable split lock detection by kernel

From: Arvind Sankar
Date: Wed Jan 22 2020 - 17:52:38 EST


On Wed, Jan 22, 2020 at 05:42:51PM -0500, Arvind Sankar wrote:
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> Peter [2] called this a possible DOS vector. If userspace is malicious
> rather than buggy, couldn't it simply ignore SIGBUS?
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> [2] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20191121131522.GX5671@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/

Ignore this last bit, wasn't thinking right.