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SubjectRe: [PATCH v3] powerpc: Do not make the entire heap executable
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On 08/10/2016 12:43 AM, Kees Cook wrote:
>> -static int do_brk(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len)
>> +static int do_brk_flags(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len, unsigned long flags)
>> {
>> struct mm_struct *mm = current->mm;
>> struct vm_area_struct *vma, *prev;
>> - unsigned long flags;
>> struct rb_node **rb_link, *rb_parent;
>> pgoff_t pgoff = addr >> PAGE_SHIFT;
>> int error;
>> @@ -2666,7 +2665,7 @@ static int do_brk(unsigned long addr, unsigned long len)
>> if (!len)
>> return 0;
>>
>> - flags = VM_DATA_DEFAULT_FLAGS | VM_ACCOUNT | mm->def_flags;
>> + flags |= VM_DATA_DEFAULT_FLAGS | VM_ACCOUNT | mm->def_flags;
>
> For sanity's sake, should a mask be applied here? i.e. to be extra
> careful about what flags can get passed in?

Maybe... I am leaving it to mm experts.

> Otherwise, this looks okay to me:
>
> Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
>
> -Kees

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