On 02/21/2018 05:55 PM, Ram Pai wrote:
> alloc_random_pkey() was allocating the same pkey every time.
> Not all pkeys were geting tested. fixed it.
...
> @@ -602,13 +603,15 @@ int alloc_random_pkey(void)
> int alloced_pkeys[NR_PKEYS];
> int nr_alloced = 0;
> int random_index;
> +
> memset(alloced_pkeys, 0, sizeof(alloced_pkeys));
> + srand((unsigned int)time(NULL));
>
> /* allocate every possible key and make a note of which ones we got */
> max_nr_pkey_allocs = NR_PKEYS;
> - max_nr_pkey_allocs = 1;
> for (i = 0; i < max_nr_pkey_allocs; i++) {
> int new_pkey = alloc_pkey();
The srand() is probably useful, but won't this always just do a single
alloc_pkey() now? That seems like it will mean we always use the first
one the kernel gives us, which isn't random.
> - dprintf1("%s()::%d, ret: %d pkey_reg: 0x%x shadow: 0x%x\n", __func__,
> - __LINE__, ret, __rdpkey_reg(), shadow_pkey_reg);
> + dprintf1("%s()::%d, ret: %d pkey_reg: 0x%x shadow: 0x%016lx\n",
> + __func__, __LINE__, ret, __rdpkey_reg(), shadow_pkey_reg);
> return ret;
> }
This belonged in the pkey_reg_t patch, I think.
