The patch titled Subject: unicore32: use simpler API for random address requests has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is unicore32-use-simpler-api-for-random-address-requests.patch This patch should soon appear at http://ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmots/broken-out/unicore32-use-simpler-api-for-random-address-requests.patch and later at http://ozlabs.org/~akpm/mmotm/broken-out/unicore32-use-simpler-api-for-random-address-requests.patch Before you just go and hit "reply", please: a) Consider who else should be cc'ed b) Prefer to cc a suitable mailing list as well c) Ideally: find the original patch on the mailing list and do a reply-to-all to that, adding suitable additional cc's *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** The -mm tree is included into linux-next and is updated there every 3-4 working days ------------------------------------------------------ From: Jason Cooper <jason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: unicore32: use simpler API for random address requests Currently, all callers to randomize_range() set the length to 0 and calculate end by adding a constant to the start address. We can simplify the API to remove a bunch of needless checks and variables. Use the new randomize_addr(start, range) call to set the requested address. Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20160803233913.32511-7-jason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Signed-off-by: Jason Cooper <jason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@xxxxxxx> Cc: Guan Xuetao <gxt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- arch/unicore32/kernel/process.c | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff -puN arch/unicore32/kernel/process.c~unicore32-use-simpler-api-for-random-address-requests arch/unicore32/kernel/process.c --- a/arch/unicore32/kernel/process.c~unicore32-use-simpler-api-for-random-address-requests +++ a/arch/unicore32/kernel/process.c @@ -295,8 +295,7 @@ unsigned long get_wchan(struct task_stru unsigned long arch_randomize_brk(struct mm_struct *mm) { - unsigned long range_end = mm->brk + 0x02000000; - return randomize_range(mm->brk, range_end, 0) ? : mm->brk; + return randomize_page(mm->brk, 0x02000000); } /* _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from jason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx are random-simplify-api-for-random-address-requests.patch x86-use-simpler-api-for-random-address-requests.patch arm-use-simpler-api-for-random-address-requests.patch arm64-use-simpler-api-for-random-address-requests.patch tile-use-simpler-api-for-random-address-requests.patch unicore32-use-simpler-api-for-random-address-requests.patch random-remove-unused-randomize_range.patch -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe mm-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html