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Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2021 15:56:02 -0800
From: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, stable@...r.kernel.org, Elena
Reshetova <elena.reshetova@...el.com>, x86@...nel.org, Andy Lutomirski
<luto@...nel.org>, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, Catalin Marinas
<catalin.marinas@....com>, Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>, Mark Rutland
<mark.rutland@....com>, Alexander Potapenko <glider@...gle.com>, Alexander
Popov <alex.popov@...ux.com>, Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>,
Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com>, kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com,
linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Vlastimil Babka
<vbabka@...e.cz>, David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>, Mike Rapoport
<rppt@...ux.ibm.com>, Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, Randy Dunlap
<rdunlap@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 1/7] mm: Restore init_on_* static branch defaults
On Tue, 9 Mar 2021 13:42:55 -0800 Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org> wrote:
> Choosing the initial state of static branches changes the assembly layout
> (if the condition is expected to be likely, inline, or unlikely, out of
> line via a jump). The _TRUE/_FALSE defines for CONFIG_INIT_ON_*_DEFAULT_ON
> were accidentally removed. These need to stay so that the CONFIG controls
> the pessimization of the resulting static branch NOP/JMP locations.
Changelog doesn't really explain why anyone would want to apply this
patch. This is especially important for -stable patches.
IOW, what is the user visible effect of the bug?
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