Re: [PATCH] [v2] selftests, x86, pkeys: test with random, unallocated protection keys

From: Kirill A. Shutemov
Date: Fri Feb 24 2017 - 08:34:53 EST


On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 04:23:39PM -0800, Dave Hansen wrote:
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> Changes from v1:
> * Also generate random negative numbers for protection key
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> From: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> The kernel pkeys code had a minor bug where it did some large shifts
> to an integer which is undefined behavior in C. It didn't cause any
> real harm, but it is screwy behavior that the kernel should have
> rejected.
>
> Add a test case for this.
>
> Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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