On 12/11/15 09:52, Daniel Cashman wrote:
> From: dcashman <dcashman@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> x86: arch_mmap_rnd() uses hard-coded values, 8 for 32-bit and 28 for
> 64-bit, to generate the random offset for the mmap base address.
> This value represents a compromise between increased ASLR
> effectiveness and avoiding address-space fragmentation. Replace it
> with a Kconfig option, which is sensibly bounded, so that platform
> developers may choose where to place this compromise. Keep default
> values as new minimums.
>
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Cashman <dcashman@xxxxxxxxxxx>
OK, this is around the time when I make a lecture about the danger of
expecting the compiler to make certain transformations:
> diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/mmap.c b/arch/x86/mm/mmap.c
> index 844b06d..647fecf 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/mm/mmap.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/mm/mmap.c
> @@ -69,14 +69,14 @@ unsigned long arch_mmap_rnd(void)
> {
> unsigned long rnd;
>
> - /*
> - * 8 bits of randomness in 32bit mmaps, 20 address space bits
> - * 28 bits of randomness in 64bit mmaps, 40 address space bits
> - */
> if (mmap_is_ia32())
> - rnd = (unsigned long)get_random_int() % (1<<8);
> +#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
> + rnd = (unsigned long)get_random_int() % (1 << mmap_rnd_compat_bits);
> +#else
> + rnd = (unsigned long)get_random_int() % (1 << mmap_rnd_bits);
> +#endif
> else
> - rnd = (unsigned long)get_random_int() % (1<<28);
> + rnd = (unsigned long)get_random_int() % (1 << mmap_rnd_bits);
>
> return rnd << PAGE_SHIFT;
> }
>
Now, you and I know that both variants can be implemented with a simple
AND, but I have a strong suspicion that once this is turned into a
variable, this will in fact be changed from an AND to a divide.
So I'd prefer to use the
"get_random_int() & ((1UL << mmap_rnd_bits) - 1)" construct instead.
-hpa
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