linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] vmalloc: Add __vmalloc_node_try

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Message-ID: <CAGXu5j+TpZict=pSenHQ+_6V2fgoDrAGiB8sCd6bk-tb_Ec0zw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 20 Jun 2018 16:05:51 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
Cc:     Rick Edgecombe <rick.p.edgecombe@...el.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux-MM <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        Kernel Hardening <kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com>,
        kristen Accardi <kristen.c.accardi@...el.com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
        "Van De Ven, Arjan" <arjan.van.de.ven@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] vmalloc: Add __vmalloc_node_try_addr function

On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 3:44 PM, Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org> wrote:
> On 06/20/2018 03:35 PM, Kees Cook wrote:
>> On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 3:16 PM, Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org> wrote:
>>> On 06/20/2018 03:09 PM, Rick Edgecombe wrote:
>>>> +void *__vmalloc_node_try_addr(unsigned long addr, unsigned long size,
>>>> +                     gfp_t gfp_mask, pgprot_t prot, unsigned long vm_flags,
>>>> +                     int node, const void *caller)
>>>> +{
>>>
>>> so this isn't optional, eh?  You are going to force it on people because?
>>
>> RANDOMIZE_BASE isn't optional either. :) This improves the module
>> address entropy with (what seems to be) no down-side, so yeah, I think
>> it should be non-optional. :)
>
> In what kernel tree is RANDOMIZE_BASE not optional?

Oh, sorry, I misspoke: on by default. It _is_ possible to turn it off.

But patch #2 does check for RANDOMIZE_BASE, so it should work as expected, yes?

Or did you want even this helper function to be compiled out without it?

-Kees

-- 
Kees Cook
Pixel Security