linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/7] efi: Avoid fortify checks in EFI stub

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Date:   Mon, 19 Jun 2017 13:26:21 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Matt Fleming <matt@...eblueprint.co.uk>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
        Daniel Micay <danielmicay@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH 1/7] efi: Avoid fortify checks in EFI stub

This avoids CONFIG_FORTIFY_SOURCE from being enabled during the EFI stub
build, as adding a panic() implementation may not work well. This can be
adjusted in the future.

Suggested-by: Daniel Micay <danielmicay@...il.com>
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc: Matt Fleming <matt@...eblueprint.co.uk>
Reviewed-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>
Acked-by: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>
---
 drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/Makefile | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/Makefile b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/Makefile
index f7425960f6a5..37e24f525162 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/Makefile
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ cflags-$(CONFIG_ARM)		:= $(subst -pg,,$(KBUILD_CFLAGS)) \
 cflags-$(CONFIG_EFI_ARMSTUB)	+= -I$(srctree)/scripts/dtc/libfdt
 
 KBUILD_CFLAGS			:= $(cflags-y) -DDISABLE_BRANCH_PROFILING \
+				   -D__NO_FORTIFY \
 				   $(call cc-option,-ffreestanding) \
 				   $(call cc-option,-fno-stack-protector)
 
-- 
2.7.4