Re: [patch 02/18] randomize_kstack: Provide add_random_kstack_offset_irqsoff()

Mukesh Kumar Chaurasiya <[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]>
> Cc: Kees Cook <[email protected]>
> ---
>  include/linux/randomize_kstack.h |   19 +++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 19 insertions(+)
> 
> --- a/include/linux/randomize_kstack.h
> +++ b/include/linux/randomize_kstack.h
> @@ -77,8 +77,27 @@ static __always_inline u32 get_kstack_of
>  	}								\
>  } while (0)
>  
> +/**
> + * add_random_kstack_offset_irqsoff - Increase stack utilization by a random offset.
> + *
> + * This should be used in the syscall entry path after user registers have been
> + * stored to the stack. Interrupts must be still disabled.
> + */
> +#define add_random_kstack_offset_irqsoff()					\
> +do {										\
> +	lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled();						\
> +	if (static_branch_maybe(CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_KSTACK_OFFSET_DEFAULT,		\
> +				&randomize_kstack_offset)) {			\
> +		u32 offset = prandom_u32_state(raw_cpu_ptr(&kstack_rnd_state));	\
> +		u8 *ptr = __kstack_alloca(KSTACK_OFFSET_MAX(offset));		\
> +		/* Keep allocation even after "ptr" loses scope. */		\
> +		asm volatile("" :: "r"(ptr) : "memory");			\
> +	}									\
> +} while (0)
> +
>  #else /* CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_KSTACK_OFFSET */
>  #define add_random_kstack_offset()		do { } while (0)
> +#define add_random_kstack_offset_irqsoff()	do { } while (0)
>  #endif /* CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_KSTACK_OFFSET */
>  
>  #endif
> 
LGTM.

Reviewed-by: Mukesh Kumar Chaurasiya (IBM) <[email protected]>
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