On Tue, 3 Nov 2015 10:10:03 -0800 Daniel Cashman <dcashman@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > ASLR currently only uses 8 bits to generate the random offset for the > mmap base address on 32 bit architectures. This value was chosen to > prevent a poorly chosen value from dividing the address space in such > a way as to prevent large allocations. This may not be an issue on all > platforms. Allow the specification of a minimum number of bits so that > platforms desiring greater ASLR protection may determine where to place > the trade-off. Can we please include a very good description of the motivation for this change? What is inadequate about the current code, what value does the enhancement have to our users, what real-world problems are being solved, etc. Because all we have at present is "greater ASLR protection", which doesn't really tell anyone anything. -- 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>