linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 00/13] Virtually mapped stacks with guard pages (x86, core)

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Date:	Fri, 24 Jun 2016 19:41:03 -0700
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>
Cc:	Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>,
	Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
	"the arch/x86 maintainers" <x86@...nel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-arch@...r.kernel.org" <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>,
	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
	Nadav Amit <nadav.amit@...il.com>,
	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
	"kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com" 
	<kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com>, Jann Horn <jann@...jh.net>,
	Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@...ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 00/13] Virtually mapped stacks with guard pages (x86, core)

On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 2:34 PM, Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net> wrote:
>>
>> So let me get the pure semantic patches done, and then for 4.8 when we
>> do the things that actually change real meaning we'll have a sane
>> base. Ok?
>
> Works for me.  I'll see whether my vmap patches still apply and, if
> needed, rebase and send a v5.

Ok, I'e pushed out the cleanups (and all the pulls that always come in
on Friday afternoon - gaah, I shouldn't have tried doing this on a
Friday).

I'm attaching the current left-over patch that actually changes
things. It's obviously a composite, and includes your "remove
stack_smp_processor_id()" thing etc, so it's not meant to be used
as-is, but it does seem to work.

Interestingly, it seems pretty clean too, removing more lines than it
adds (despite the fact that it adds a new config option), and
generally making things prettier rather than the reverse.

That's always a good sign.

              Linus

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