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Re: [patch 01/18] powerpc: Move stack randomization after syscall_enter_from_user_mode()

From: Mukesh Kumar Chaurasiya <hidden>
Date: 2026-07-09 18:32:47
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On Tue, Jul 07, 2026 at 09:05:58PM +0200, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
add_random_kstack_offset() is invoked before syscall_enter_from_user_mode()
establishes state. That's wrong because add_random_kstack_offset() calls
into instrumentable code.

Move it after syscall_enter_from_user_mode() to ensure that state is
correctly established.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@kernel.org>
Cc: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>
Cc: Shrikanth Hegde <redacted>
Cc: linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org
Thanks for fixing this.

Reviewed-by: Mukesh Kumar Chaurasiya (IBM) <redacted>

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