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Date:   Thu, 24 Feb 2022 09:59:08 +0100
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:     linux-m68k <linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] m68k: Implement "current_stack_pointer"

Hi Kees,

On Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 7:04 AM Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org> wrote:
> To follow the existing per-arch conventions, add asm "sp" as
> "current_stack_pointer". This will let it be used in non-arch places
> (like HARDENED_USERCOPY).
>
> Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
> Cc: linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>

Thanks for your patch!

> --- a/arch/m68k/include/asm/current.h
> +++ b/arch/m68k/include/asm/current.h
> @@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ static inline struct task_struct *get_current(void)
>
>  #define        current get_current()
>
> +register unsigned long current_stack_pointer __asm__("sp");

I don't know what HARDENED_USERCOPY does, so I don't know if you need
"usp" (see rdusp()) or "sp"?

> +
>  #endif /* CONFNIG_MMU */
>
>  #endif /* !(_M68K_CURRENT_H) */

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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