Re: [patch 02/18] randomize_kstack: Provide add_random_kstack_offset_irqsoff()
From: Kees Cook
Date: Thu Jul 09 2026 - 12:29:21 EST
On Tue, Jul 07, 2026 at 09:06:02PM +0200, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> add_random_kstack_offset() uses get/put_cpu_var() which is pointless
> overhead when it is invoked from low level entry code with interrupts
> disabled.
>
> Provide a irqsoff() variant, which avoids that.
>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxx>
Seems good. I don't think macro'izing the interior is worth it since
both cases are very short, with only the lockdep and raw bits changed.
Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <kees@xxxxxxxxxx>
-Kees
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Kees Cook