Re: [patch 02/18] randomize_kstack: Provide add_random_kstack_offset_irqsoff()
Kees Cook <[email protected]>
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On Tue, Jul 07, 2026 at 09:06:02PM +0200, Thomas Gleixner wrote: > add_random_kstack_offset() uses get/put_cpu_var() which is pointless > overhead when it is invoked from low level entry code with interrupts > disabled. > > Provide a irqsoff() variant, which avoids that. > > Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <[email protected]> Seems good. I don't think macro'izing the interior is worth it since both cases are very short, with only the lockdep and raw bits changed. Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <[email protected]> -Kees -- Kees Cook