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SubjectRe: [PATCH 13/17] prmem: linked list: disable layout randomization
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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