RE: [PATCH v2] binfmt_elf: Fix PIE execution with randomizationdisabled (was Re: [RFC PATCH] binfmt_elf: Fix PIE execution with randomizationdisabled)

[Jiri Kosina]

On Mon, 3 Oct 2011, Lu, Hongjiu wrote:

> Why not
> 
> #if defined(CONFIG_X86) || defined(CONFIG_ARM)
> #define CHECK_PF_RANDOMIZE 1
> #else
> #define CHECK_PF_RANDOMIZE 0
> #endif
> 			if (CHECK_PF_RANDOMIZE && (current->flags & PF_RANDOMIZE))
> 				load_bias = 0;
> 			else
> 				load_bias = ELF_PAGESTART(ELF_ET_DYN_BASE - vaddr);

If anything, that is not particularly good name for that macro (as we are 
checking current->flags for PF_RANDOMIZE at other places indepenedntly on 
this).

Personally, I find my original patch the most readable one, but I don't 
care much, it's really bike-shedding.

-- 
Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs
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