linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mm: testcases for RODATA: fix config dependency

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Date:   Fri, 10 Feb 2017 15:36:37 -0800
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Jinbum Park <jinb.park7@...il.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     Valentin Rothberg <valentinrothberg@...il.com>,
        Linux-MM <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Laura Abbott <labbott@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mm: testcases for RODATA: fix config dependency

On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 5:16 AM, Jinbum Park <jinb.park7@...il.com> wrote:
> Since DEBUG_RODATA has renamed to STRICT_KERNEL_RWX,
> Fix the config dependency.
>
> Reported-by: Valentin Rothberg <valentinrothberg@...il.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jinbum Park <jinb.park7@...il.com>
> ---
>  mm/Kconfig.debug | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/mm/Kconfig.debug b/mm/Kconfig.debug
> index 3e5eada..3c88b7e 100644
> --- a/mm/Kconfig.debug
> +++ b/mm/Kconfig.debug
> @@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ config DEBUG_PAGE_REF
>
>  config DEBUG_RODATA_TEST
>      bool "Testcase for the marking rodata read-only"
> -    depends on DEBUG_RODATA
> +    depends on STRICT_KERNEL_RWX
>      ---help---
>        This option enables a testcase for the setting rodata read-only.

Great, thanks!

Acked-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>

Andrew, do you want to take this patch, since it applies on top of
"mm: add arch-independent testcases for RODATA", or do you want me to
take both patches into my KSPP tree which has the DEBUG_RODATA ->
STRICT_KERNEL_RWX renaming series?

-Kees

-- 
Kees Cook
Pixel Security