linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v9 03/13] mm: Add support for eXclusive Page Frame Ownership (XPFO)

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Date:   Wed, 17 Apr 2019 13:52:13 -0600
From:   Tycho Andersen <tycho@...ho.ws>
To:     Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
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Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v9 03/13] mm: Add support for eXclusive Page Frame
 Ownership (XPFO)

On Wed, Apr 17, 2019 at 12:49:04PM -0700, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> I also proposed using a gcc plugin (or upstream gcc feature) to add
> some instrumentation to any code that pops RSP to verify that the
> resulting (unsigned) change in RSP is between 0 and THREAD_SIZE bytes.
> This will make ROP quite a bit harder.

I've been playing around with this for a bit, and hope to have
something to post Soon :)

Tycho