On Wed, Sep 27, 2017 at 12:57 PM, Ingo Molnar <[email protected]> wrote: > > * Kees Cook <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Please pull this x86-refcount fix for v4.14-rc3. This restores the x86 >> fast-refcount protection after fixing a corner case that was found late >> before the merge window opened. This was the only problem seen during >> the protection's life in linux-next, so getting this into v4.14 is >> highly desired. > > No, this is clearly v4.15 material.
Given the long bake time in linux-next (with only the one bug), and that the fix was done weeks ago, why the delay? >> Kees Cook (2): >> locking/refcounts, x86/asm: Use unique .text section for refcount >> exceptions >> locking/refcounts, x86/asm: Enable CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_REFCOUNT > > Do these commits differ from what you sent as patches on Sep 2? They are the same, but now that we've reached -rc2, there's no longer the fuzz against the linker script changes, so it seemed like a better way to send them your way. -Kees -- Kees Cook Pixel Security
