linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v8 07/14] kallsyms: Hide layout

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Date:   Mon, 6 Dec 2021 21:31:42 -0800
From:   Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
To:     Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>
Cc:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Alexander Lobakin <alexandr.lobakin@...el.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 07/14] kallsyms: Hide layout

On Fri, Dec 03, 2021 at 11:03:35AM +0100, Ard Biesheuvel wrote:
> On Fri, 3 Dec 2021 at 11:01, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org> wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, Dec 02, 2021 at 11:32:07PM +0100, Alexander Lobakin wrote:
> > > From: Kristen Carlson Accardi <kristen@...ux.intel.com>
> > >
> > > This patch makes /proc/kallsyms display in a random order, rather
> > > than sorted by address in order to hide the newly randomized address
> > > layout.
> >
> > Is there a reason to not always do this? That is, why are we keeping two
> > copies of this code around? Less code is more better etc..
> 
> +1.
> 
> IIRC I made the exact same point when this patch was sent out by
> Kristen a while ago.

Yes.  Alexander, I'd recommend going back to the review comments from
Kristen's last posting, they may have been missed.

-- 
Josh