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SubjectRe: [PATCH] mm: Add additional consistency check
On Fri 31-03-17 09:40:28, Kees Cook wrote:
> As found in PaX, this adds a cheap check on heap consistency, just to
> notice if things have gotten corrupted in the page lookup.
>
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>

NAK without a proper changelog. Seriously, we do not blindly apply
changes from other projects without a deep understanding of all
consequences.

> ---
> mm/slab.h | 1 +
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>
> diff --git a/mm/slab.h b/mm/slab.h
> index 65e7c3fcac72..64447640b70c 100644
> --- a/mm/slab.h
> +++ b/mm/slab.h
> @@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ static inline struct kmem_cache *cache_from_obj(struct kmem_cache *s, void *x)
> return s;
>
> page = virt_to_head_page(x);
> + BUG_ON(!PageSlab(page));
> cachep = page->slab_cache;
> if (slab_equal_or_root(cachep, s))
> return cachep;
> --
> 2.7.4
>
>
> --
> Kees Cook
> Pixel Security
>
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