linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 3/4] x86/boot/KASLR: Rename process_e820_entry() into process_mem

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite for Android: free password hash cracker in your pocket

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Sun, 9 Jul 2017 07:02:47 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Baoquan He <bhe@...hat.com>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
        Matt Fleming <matt@...eblueprint.co.uk>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, izumi.taku@...fujitsu.com,
        fanc.fnst@...fujitsu.com, Thomas Garnier <thgarnie@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 3/4] x86/boot/KASLR: Rename process_e820_entry() into process_mem_region()

On Sun, Jul 9, 2017 at 5:37 AM, Baoquan He <bhe@...hat.com> wrote:
> Now process_e820_entry() is not limited to e820 entry processing, rename
> it to process_mem_region(). And adjust the code comment accordingly.
>
> Signed-off-by: Baoquan He <bhe@...hat.com>

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

-Kees

> ---
>  arch/x86/boot/compressed/kaslr.c | 6 +++---
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/kaslr.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/kaslr.c
> index 36ff9f729c43..99c7194f7ea6 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/kaslr.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/kaslr.c
> @@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ static unsigned long slots_fetch_random(void)
>         return 0;
>  }
>
> -static void process_e820_entry(struct mem_vector *entry,
> +static void process_mem_region(struct mem_vector *entry,
>                                unsigned long minimum,
>                                unsigned long image_size)
>  {
> @@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ static void process_e820_entry(struct mem_vector *entry,
>                 /* Potentially raise address to meet alignment needs. */
>                 region.start = ALIGN(region.start, CONFIG_PHYSICAL_ALIGN);
>
> -               /* Did we raise the address above this e820 region? */
> +               /* Did we raise the address above the passed in memory entry? */
>                 if (region.start > cur_entry.start + cur_entry.size)
>                         return;
>
> @@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ static void process_e820_entries(unsigned long minimum,
>                         continue;
>                 region.start = entry->addr;
>                 region.size = entry->size;
> -               process_e820_entry(&region, minimum, image_size);
> +               process_mem_region(&region, minimum, image_size);
>                 if (slot_area_index == MAX_SLOT_AREA) {
>                         debug_putstr("Aborted e820 scan (slot_areas full)!\n");
>                         break;
> --
> 2.5.5
>



-- 
Kees Cook
Pixel Security