linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 2/5] kasan: Add KASAN mode kernel parameter

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Date:   Wed, 20 Jan 2021 14:45:05 +0000
From:   Vincenzo Frascino <vincenzo.frascino@....com>
To:     Andrey Konovalov <andreyknvl@...gle.com>
Cc:     Linux ARM <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        kasan-dev <kasan-dev@...glegroups.com>,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
        Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@...gle.com>,
        Andrey Ryabinin <aryabinin@...tuozzo.com>,
        Alexander Potapenko <glider@...gle.com>,
        Marco Elver <elver@...gle.com>,
        Evgenii Stepanov <eugenis@...gle.com>,
        Branislav Rankov <Branislav.Rankov@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 2/5] kasan: Add KASAN mode kernel parameter

Hi Andrey,

On 1/19/21 6:10 PM, Andrey Konovalov wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 18, 2021 at 7:30 PM Vincenzo Frascino
> <vincenzo.frascino@....com> wrote:
>> --- a/Documentation/dev-tools/kasan.rst
>> +++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/kasan.rst
>> @@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ particular KASAN features.
>>
>>  - ``kasan=off`` or ``=on`` controls whether KASAN is enabled (default: ``on``).
>>
>> +- ``kasan.mode=sync`` or ``=async`` controls whether KASAN is configured in
>> +  synchronous or asynchronous mode of execution (default: ``sync``).
> This needs to be expanded with a short explanation of the difference.
> 

Ok, I will extend it in v5.

>> +static inline void hw_enable_tagging_mode(void)
>> +{
>> +       if (kasan_arg_mode == KASAN_ARG_MODE_ASYNC)
>> +               hw_enable_tagging_async();
>> +       else
>> +               hw_enable_tagging_sync();
>> +}
> It's OK to open-code this in kasan_init_hw_tags_cpu(), no need for an
> additional function.
> 

I added the new function to keep the code cleaner, but I do not have strong
opinion hence it is fine by me to have open-code here.

-- 
Regards,
Vincenzo