[PATCH] task_struct: stack_canary is not needed without CC_STACKPROTECTOR

From: Hiroshi Shimamoto
Date: Tue Aug 18 2009 - 02:07:56 EST


From: Hiroshi Shimamoto <h-shimamoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

The field stack_canary is only used with CC_STACKPROTECTOR.
This patch reduces task_struct size without CC_STACKPROTECTOR.

Signed-off-by: Hiroshi Shimamoto <h-shimamoto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/sched.h | 2 ++
1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index af1e328..962e457 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1247,8 +1247,10 @@ struct task_struct {
pid_t pid;
pid_t tgid;

+#ifdef CONFIG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR
/* Canary value for the -fstack-protector gcc feature */
unsigned long stack_canary;
+#endif

/*
* pointers to (original) parent process, youngest child, younger sibling,
--
1.6.3.3

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