Re: [RFC PATCH v3 07/20] lkdtm: Emit an indirect call for CFI tests

From: Kees Cook
Date: Sat Jun 11 2022 - 02:01:13 EST


On Fri, Jun 10, 2022 at 04:35:00PM -0700, Sami Tolvanen wrote:
> Clang can convert the indirect calls in lkdtm_CFI_FORWARD_PROTO into
> direct calls. Move the call into a noinline function that accepts the
> target address as an argument to ensure the compiler actually emits an
> indirect call instead.
>
> Signed-off-by: Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@xxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

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Kees Cook