Re: [PATCH v29 25/32] x86/cet/shstk: Handle thread shadow stack

From: Yu, Yu-cheng
Date: Thu Aug 26 2021 - 13:33:22 EST


On 8/26/2021 10:28 AM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
On Thu, Aug 26, 2021 at 10:22:29AM -0700, H.J. Lu wrote:
+ /*
+ * Earlier clone() does not pass stack_size. Use RLIMIT_STACK and

What is "earlier clone()"?

clone() doesn't have stack size info which was added to clone3().

/me goes and reads the manpage...

clone3()
The clone3() system call provides a superset of the functionality of the older
clone() interface. It also provides a number of API improvements, including:
space for additional flags bits; cleaner separation in the use of various argu‐
ments; and the ability to specify the size of the child's stack area.

Aha, Yu-cheng, pls use those words to make your comment understandable.

Thx.


Sure!

Yu-cheng