Re: [PATCH] powerpc: enable heap randomization for linkstations

From: Rogério Brito
Date: Fri Oct 17 2008 - 05:45:17 EST


Hi,

This other patch was also sent some days ago and I would appreciate some
feedback on it.


Regards, Rogério Brito.

On Oct 13 2008, Rogério Brito wrote:
> The current defconfig for Linkstation/Kuroboxes has the "Disable Heap
> Randomization" option enabled.
>
> Since some of these machines are facing the internet, it helps to have
> heap randomization enabled. This patch enables it.
>
>
> Signed-off-by: Rogério Brito <rbrito@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> ---
>
> --- linux/arch/powerpc/configs/linkstation_defconfig.old 2008-10-13 00:33:00.000000000 -0300
> +++ linux/arch/powerpc/configs/linkstation_defconfig 2008-10-13 01:11:28.000000000 -0300
> @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
> #
> # Automatically generated make config: don't edit
> -# Linux kernel version: 2.6.27-rc4
> -# Thu Aug 21 00:52:05 2008
> +# Linux kernel version: 2.6.27
> +# Mon Oct 13 01:11:21 2008
> #
> # CONFIG_PPC64 is not set
>
> @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ CONFIG_HOTPLUG=y
> CONFIG_PRINTK=y
> CONFIG_BUG=y
> CONFIG_ELF_CORE=y
> -CONFIG_COMPAT_BRK=y
> +# CONFIG_COMPAT_BRK is not set
> CONFIG_BASE_FULL=y
> CONFIG_FUTEX=y
> CONFIG_ANON_INODES=y
> @@ -1211,7 +1211,6 @@ CONFIG_USB_STORAGE=m
> # CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_ALAUDA is not set
> # CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_ONETOUCH is not set
> # CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_KARMA is not set
> -# CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_SIERRA is not set
> # CONFIG_USB_STORAGE_CYPRESS_ATACB is not set
> # CONFIG_USB_LIBUSUAL is not set
>
>
> --
> Rogério Brito : rbrito@{mackenzie,ime.usp}.br : GPG key 1024D/7C2CAEB8
> http://www.ime.usp.br/~rbrito : http://meusite.mackenzie.com.br/rbrito
> Projects: algorithms.berlios.de : lame.sf.net : vrms.alioth.debian.org

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http://www.ime.usp.br/~rbrito : http://meusite.mackenzie.com.br/rbrito
Projects: algorithms.berlios.de : lame.sf.net : vrms.alioth.debian.org
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