Re: [PATCH 3/4] randstruct: Disable randomization of ACPICA structs

From: Christoph Hellwig
Date: Tue Jun 20 2017 - 16:35:58 EST


On Tue, Jun 20, 2017 at 12:25:53PM -0700, Kees Cook wrote:
> Can you send the patch to https://github.com/acpica/acpica ? My change
> was finally accepted, so this whole issue will go away on the next
> refresh. Until then, I don't want to block the entire automatic
> structure selection logic of randstruct on a three-function table. :)

I do not have a github account and no such thing is required for kernel
development.

I've already CCed the ACPI maintainer the last time I sent the patch,
and I would much prefer if they'd just include it to play silly games.
Ccing them and Linus once again to sort this process mess out.

> Given that it's a tiny exclusion for randstruct, and there is already
> a path in motion to fix it, I think this patch is trivial and
> sufficient.

But it's pointless - just do the right thing.

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