linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC v9 0/7] Introduce the STACKLEAK feature and a test for it

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Message-ID: <39c52c1d-dba5-07f6-0838-2e8b368b40ed@linux.intel.com>
Date:   Mon, 5 Mar 2018 11:42:07 -0800
From:   Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC v9 0/7] Introduce the STACKLEAK feature and a test for
 it

On 03/05/2018 11:34 AM, Kees Cook wrote:
> Boris, Andy, and Dave (Hansen), you've all looked at this; would you
> be willing to give an Ack on the x86 parts? (Though I do now see a new
> comment from Dave was just sent.) And if not, what changes would you
> like to see?

I think it could definitely use another cleanup and de-#ifdef'ing pass.
It seems to have inherited the style from the original code and it's a
bit more than we're used to in mainline.