Re: [kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH v2 1/7] random: Simplify API for random address requests
From: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>
Date: 2016-08-02 03:37:01
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From: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>
Date: 2016-08-02 03:37:01
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Jason Cooper [off-list ref] writes:
On Mon, Aug 01, 2016 at 12:47:59PM -0700, Kees Cook wrote:quoted
On Sun, Jul 31, 2016 at 1:56 PM, Jason Cooper [off-list ref] wrote: I have no new call sites in mind, but it seems safe to add a BUG_ON to verify we don't gain callers that don't follow the correct expectations. (Or maybe WARN and return start.)No, I think BUG_ON is appropriate. afaict, the only time this will be encountered is during the development process.
Unless it's not. Why crash someone's system when you could just page align the value you're given? cheers -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@kvack.org. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@kvack.org"> email@kvack.org </a>