[patch 05/18] powerpc/syscall: Use syscall_enter_from_user_mode_randomize_stack()
Philippe Mathieu-Daudé
philmd at oss.qualcomm.com
Thu Jul 9 04:16:21 PDT 2026
On 7/7/26 21:06, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> syscall_enter_from_user_mode_randomize_stack() replaces
> syscall_enter_from_user_mode() and the subsequent invocation of
> add_random_kstack_offset().
>
> The advantage is that it applies the stack randomization right after
> enter_from_user_mode() and thereby avoids the overhead of get/put_cpu_var()
> as that code is invoked with interrupts disabled.
>
> No functional change.
>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx at kernel.org>
> Cc: Michael Ellerman <mpe at ellerman.id.au>
> Cc: Shrikanth Hegde <sshegde at linux.ibm.com>
> Cc: linuxppc-dev at lists.ozlabs.org
> ---
> arch/powerpc/kernel/syscall.c | 4 +---
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)
Reviewed-by: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <philmd at oss.qualcomm.com>
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