linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 18/18] uaccess: drop maining CONFIG_SET

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <Yg9yWxqD4RO7jI2g@curiosity>
Date:   Fri, 18 Feb 2022 13:18:03 +0300
From:   Sergey Matyukevich <geomatsi@...il.com>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...nel.org>
Cc:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-api@...r.kernel.org, arnd@...db.de,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, viro@...iv.linux.org.uk,
        linux@...linux.org.uk, will@...nel.org, guoren@...nel.org,
        bcain@...eaurora.org, geert@...ux-m68k.org, monstr@...str.eu,
        tsbogend@...ha.franken.de, nickhu@...estech.com,
        green.hu@...il.com, dinguyen@...nel.org, shorne@...il.com,
        deller@....de, mpe@...erman.id.au, peterz@...radead.org,
        mingo@...hat.com, mark.rutland@....com, hca@...ux.ibm.com,
        dalias@...c.org, davem@...emloft.net, richard@....at,
        x86@...nel.org, jcmvbkbc@...il.com, ebiederm@...ssion.com,
        akpm@...ux-foundation.org, ardb@...nel.org,
        linux-alpha@...r.kernel.org, linux-snps-arc@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-csky@...r.kernel.org, linux-hexagon@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-ia64@...r.kernel.org, linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org,
        linux-mips@...r.kernel.org, openrisc@...ts.librecores.org,
        linux-parisc@...r.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org,
        linux-riscv@...ts.infradead.org, linux-s390@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-sh@...r.kernel.org, sparclinux@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-um@...ts.infradead.org, linux-xtensa@...ux-xtensa.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 18/18] uaccess: drop maining CONFIG_SET_FS users

Hi Arnd,

> From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> 
> There are no remaining callers of set_fs(), so CONFIG_SET_FS
> can be removed globally, along with the thread_info field and
> any references to it.
> 
> This turns access_ok() into a cheaper check against TASK_SIZE_MAX.
> 
> With CONFIG_SET_FS gone, so drop all remaining references to
> set_fs()/get_fs(), mm_segment_t and uaccess_kernel().
> 
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>

Tested-by: Sergey Matyukevich <sergey.matyukevich@...opsys.com> # for arc changes

Regards,
Sergey