On Fri, 8 Jul 2016, Kees Cook wrote: > Is check_valid_pointer() making sure the pointer is within the usable > size? It seemed like it was checking that it was within the slub > object (checks against s->size, wants it above base after moving > pointer to include redzone, etc). check_valid_pointer verifies that a pointer is pointing to the start of an object. It is used to verify the internal points that SLUB used and should not be modified to do anything different. -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx";> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>