From: David Rientjes <rientjes@xxxxxxxxxx> Subject: mm, slab: initialize object alignment on cache creation Since 4590685546a3 ("mm/sl[aou]b: Common alignment code"), the "ralign" automatic variable in __kmem_cache_create() may be used as uninitialized. The proper alignment defaults to BYTES_PER_WORD and can be overridden by SLAB_RED_ZONE or the alignment specified by the caller. This fixes https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=85031 Signed-off-by: David Rientjes <rientjes@xxxxxxxxxx> Reported-by: Andrei Elovikov <a.elovikov@xxxxxxxxx> Acked-by: Christoph Lameter <cl@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: Pekka Enberg <penberg@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Joonsoo Kim <iamjoonsoo.kim@xxxxxxx> Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- mm/slab.c | 11 ++--------- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff -puN mm/slab.c~mm-slab-initialize-object-alignment-on-cache-creation mm/slab.c --- a/mm/slab.c~mm-slab-initialize-object-alignment-on-cache-creation +++ a/mm/slab.c @@ -2124,7 +2124,8 @@ static int __init_refok setup_cpu_cache( int __kmem_cache_create (struct kmem_cache *cachep, unsigned long flags) { - size_t left_over, freelist_size, ralign; + size_t left_over, freelist_size; + size_t ralign = BYTES_PER_WORD; gfp_t gfp; int err; size_t size = cachep->size; @@ -2157,14 +2158,6 @@ __kmem_cache_create (struct kmem_cache * size &= ~(BYTES_PER_WORD - 1); } - /* - * Redzoning and user store require word alignment or possibly larger. - * Note this will be overridden by architecture or caller mandated - * alignment if either is greater than BYTES_PER_WORD. - */ - if (flags & SLAB_STORE_USER) - ralign = BYTES_PER_WORD; - if (flags & SLAB_RED_ZONE) { ralign = REDZONE_ALIGN; /* If redzoning, ensure that the second redzone is suitably _ -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe stable" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html