linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 13/17] prmem: linked list: disable layout randomization

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Date:   Fri, 26 Oct 2018 11:32:05 +0200
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     Igor Stoppa <igor.stoppa@...il.com>
Cc:     Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>,
        Dave Chinner <david@...morbit.com>,
        James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>,
        Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>,
        kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com,
        linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, igor.stoppa@...wei.com,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Laura Abbott <labbott@...hat.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
        Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...il.com>,
        Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>,
        "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Lihao Liang <lianglihao@...wei.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 13/17] prmem: linked list: disable layout randomization

On Wed, Oct 24, 2018 at 12:35:00AM +0300, Igor Stoppa wrote:
> Some of the data structures used in list management are composed by two
> pointers. Since the kernel is now configured by default to randomize the
> layout of data structures soleley composed by pointers, this might
> prevent correct type punning between these structures and their write
> rare counterpart.

'might' doesn't really work for me. Either it does or it does not.