On Fri, 8 Jul 2016, Kees Cook wrote: > Is check_valid_pointer() making sure the pointer is within the usable > size? It seemed like it was checking that it was within the slub > object (checks against s->size, wants it above base after moving > pointer to include redzone, etc).
check_valid_pointer verifies that a pointer is pointing to the start of an object. It is used to verify the internal points that SLUB used and should not be modified to do anything different. _______________________________________________ Linuxppc-dev mailing list Linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org https://lists.ozlabs.org/listinfo/linuxppc-dev