kernel-hardening - Re: [PATCH v4 19/23] x86/ftrace: Use vmalloc special flag

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Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 19:19:14 +0000
From: "Edgecombe, Rick P" <rick.p.edgecombe@...el.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 19/23] x86/ftrace: Use vmalloc special flag

On Thu, 2019-04-25 at 14:28 -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> On Mon, 22 Apr 2019 11:58:01 -0700
> Rick Edgecombe <rick.p.edgecombe@...el.com> wrote:
> 
> > Use new flag VM_FLUSH_RESET_PERMS for handling freeing of special
> > permissioned memory in vmalloc and remove places where memory was set NX
> > and RW before freeing which is no longer needed.
> > 
> > Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
> > Acked-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware) <rostedt@...dmis.org>
> > Signed-off-by: Rick Edgecombe <rick.p.edgecombe@...el.com>
> 
> Tested-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware) <rostedt@...dmis.org>
> Acked-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware) <rostedt@...omis.org>
> 
> -- Steve

Thanks!

Rick

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