linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] i386 and x86

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Message-ID: <46DC468F.1000300@gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 03 Sep 2007 19:38:23 +0200
From:	Franck Bui-Huu <vagabon.xyz@...il.com>
To:	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>
CC:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] i386 and x86_64: randomize brk()

Hi,

Jiri Kosina wrote:
> > 

[snip]

> > +/* overriden by architectures supporting brk randomization */
> > +void __weak arch_randomize_brk(struct mm_struct *mm) { }

I was actually suggesting in my last email:

	unsigned long randomize_brk(unsigned long brk)

therefore arch specific code don't have to know about implementation
details ie how to retrieve brk values from a mm. And it also matches
the prototype of arch_align_stack().

		Franck



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