linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] powerpc: enable heap randomization for linkstations

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Message-ID: <20081017093817.GB26103@ime.usp.br>
Date:	Fri, 17 Oct 2008 07:38:17 -0200
From:	Rogério Brito <rbrito@....usp.br>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	linuxppc-dev@...abs.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	paulus@...ba.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] powerpc: enable heap randomization for linkstations

Hi,

This other patch was also sent some days ago and I would appreciate some
feedback on it.


Regards, Rogério Brito.

On Oct 13 2008, Rogério Brito wrote:
> The current defconfig for Linkstation/Kuroboxes has the "Disable Heap
> Randomization" option enabled.
> 
> Since some of these machines are facing the internet, it helps to have
> heap randomization enabled. This patch enables it.
> 
> 
> Signed-off-by: Rogério Brito <rbrito@....usp.br>
> 
> ---
> 
> --- linux/arch/powerpc/configs/linkstation_defconfig.old	2008-10-13 00:33:00.000000000 -0300
> +++ linux/arch/powerpc/configs/linkstation_defconfig	2008-10-13 01:11:28.000000000 -0300
> @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
>  #
>  # Automatically generated make config: don't edit
> -# Linux kernel version: 2.6.27-rc4
> -# Thu Aug 21 00:52:05 2008
> +# Linux kernel version: 2.6.27
> +# Mon Oct 13 01:11:21 2008
>  #
>  # CONFIG_PPC64 is not set
>  
> @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ CONFIG_HOTPLUG=y
>  CONFIG_PRINTK=y
>  CONFIG_BUG=y
>  CONFIG_ELF_CORE=y
> -CONFIG_COMPAT_BRK=y
> +# CONFIG_COMPAT_BRK is not set
>  CONFIG_BASE_FULL=y
>  CONFIG_FUTEX=y
>  CONFIG_ANON_INODES=y
> @@ -1211,7 +1211,6 @@ CONFIG_USB_STORAGE=m
>  # CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_ALAUDA is not set
>  # CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_ONETOUCH is not set
>  # CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_KARMA is not set
> -# CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_SIERRA is not set
>  # CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_CYPRESS_ATACB is not set
>  # CONFIG_USB_LIBUSUAL is not set
>  
> 
> -- 
> Rogério Brito : rbrito@...ckenzie,ime.usp}.br : GPG key 1024D/7C2CAEB8
> http://www.ime.usp.br/~rbrito : http://meusite.mackenzie.com.br/rbrito
> Projects: algorithms.berlios.de : lame.sf.net : vrms.alioth.debian.org

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Rogério Brito : rbrito@...ckenzie,ime.usp}.br : GPG key 1024D/7C2CAEB8
http://www.ime.usp.br/~rbrito : http://meusite.mackenzie.com.br/rbrito
Projects: algorithms.berlios.de : lame.sf.net : vrms.alioth.debian.org
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