linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] sched: move stack_canary field at the top of task

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Date:   Wed, 19 Sep 2018 14:52:59 +0200
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     Christophe LEROY <christophe.leroy@....fr>
Cc:     Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
        Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
        Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, segher@...nel.crashing.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] sched: move stack_canary field at the top of
 task_struct

On Wed, Sep 19, 2018 at 02:25:00PM +0200, Christophe LEROY wrote:
> I have not been able to find a way to define the compilation flags AFTER
> building asm-offsets.h, see https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/971521/
> 
> If you have a suggestion, it is welcomed.

Not really; I always get lost in that stuff :/

> > Might as well put it before state, right after the task_info thing.
> > 
> 
> Yes, it doesn't make much difference, don't any arch expect state at offset
> 0 ?

Uhmm.. dunno. I would not expect so, but then I didn't check.