netdev - Re: Invalid sk_policy[] access

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Date:	Tue, 23 Feb 2016 19:23:33 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	sowmini.varadhan@...cle.com
Cc:	mroos@...ux.ee, sparclinux@...r.kernel.org, edumazet@...gle.com,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Invalid sk_policy[] access

From: Sowmini Varadhan <sowmini.varadhan@...cle.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 18:59:46 -0500

> But then it's odd that the struct sizes (esp of things like 
> request_sock, which are not config dependant) are not the same.

Every structure that has a lock, or something that contains a lock
(such as a timer or whatever), has a layout which is config dependant.
And I'm pretty sure request_sock falls into this category.

Any number of debug and lock verification config options can control
the layout of spinlock and other core datastructures.