Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 26 Oct 2018 11:32:05 +0200 | From | Peter Zijlstra <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 13/17] prmem: linked list: disable layout randomization |
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On Wed, Oct 24, 2018 at 12:35:00AM +0300, Igor Stoppa wrote: > Some of the data structures used in list management are composed by two > pointers. Since the kernel is now configured by default to randomize the > layout of data structures soleley composed by pointers, this might > prevent correct type punning between these structures and their write > rare counterpart.
'might' doesn't really work for me. Either it does or it does not.
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