[PATCH 09/11] x86: remove address space overrides using set_fs()

Kees Cook keescook at chromium.org
Wed Aug 19 05:46:41 AEST 2020


On Mon, Aug 17, 2020 at 09:32:10AM +0200, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> Stop providing the possibility to override the address space using
> set_fs() now that there is no need for that any more.  To properly
> handle the TASK_SIZE_MAX checking for 4 vs 5-level page tables on
> x86 a new alternative is introduced, which just like the one in
> entry_64.S has to use the hardcoded virtual address bits to escape
> the fact that TASK_SIZE_MAX isn't actually a constant when 5-level
> page tables are enabled.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch at lst.de>

Awesome. :)

Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook at chromium.org>

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Kees Cook


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