[PATCH 0/2] Consolidate redundant register/stack access code
David Long
dave.long at linaro.org
Mon Jun 15 13:58:39 PDT 2015
On 06/15/15 16:44, Kees Cook wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 9:42 AM, David Long <dave.long at linaro.org> wrote:
>> From: "David A. Long" <dave.long at linaro.org>
>>
>> Move duplicate and functionally equivalent code for accessing registers
>> and stack (CONFIG_HAVE_REGS_AND_STACK_ACCESS_API) from arch subdirs into
>> common kernel files.
>>
>> Note: Help regression testing s390, hexagon, and sh would be appreciated.
>> Powerpc builds but I have not verified the functionality.
>>
>> David A. Long (2):
>> Move the pt_regs_offset struct definition from arch to common include
>> file
>> Consolidate redundant register/stack access code
>>
>> arch/arm/include/asm/ptrace.h | 6 ---
>> arch/arm/kernel/ptrace.c | 72 +---------------------------------
>> arch/hexagon/include/uapi/asm/ptrace.h | 3 --
>> arch/powerpc/include/asm/ptrace.h | 38 ------------------
>> arch/powerpc/kernel/ptrace.c | 39 +-----------------
>> arch/s390/include/asm/ptrace.h | 3 --
>> arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c | 70 ++++++++++-----------------------
>> arch/sh/include/asm/ptrace.h | 44 ---------------------
>> arch/sh/kernel/Makefile | 2 +-
>> arch/sh/kernel/ptrace.c | 33 ----------------
>> arch/sh/kernel/ptrace_32.c | 2 +-
>> arch/sh/kernel/ptrace_64.c | 2 +-
>> arch/x86/include/asm/ptrace.h | 37 -----------------
>> arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c | 39 +-----------------
>> include/linux/ptrace.h | 51 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> kernel/ptrace.c | 38 ++++++++++++++++++
>> 16 files changed, 116 insertions(+), 363 deletions(-)
>> delete mode 100644 arch/sh/kernel/ptrace.c
>
> I love the deletions:insertions ratio! :)
>
> Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook at chromium.org>
>
> I wonder why arm64 doesn't define CONFIG_HAVE_REGS_AND_STACK_ACCESS_API?
>
That support is added in the patch I sent out after this one (to a
different set of recipients).
Thanks.
> Thanks!
>
> -Kees
>
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