kernel-hardening - Re: [PATCH v7] kernel.h: Retain constant expression output for max()/min()

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Message-ID: <CAGXu5jJsaB+FJJszkOwvW2VYbSHGVyTD+EE=n+k1p1Mg_wtkMw@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2018 12:52:23 -0700
From: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>, 
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: Martin Uecker <Martin.Uecker@....uni-goettingen.de>, 
	Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>, Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>, 
	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>, Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com>, 
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, David Laight <David.Laight@...lab.com>, 
	Ian Abbott <abbotti@....co.uk>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, 
	Kernel Hardening <kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7] kernel.h: Retain constant expression output for max()/min()

On Fri, Mar 30, 2018 at 6:52 PM, Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org> wrote:
> This patch updates the min()/max() macros to evaluate to a constant
> expression when called on constant expression arguments. This removes

Hi Linus,

This patch seems finished (*knock on wood*). Do you want to take this
directly for v4.17, should I send a single-patch pull-request, or
should this go through -mm (for either 4.17 or 4.18)?

Thanks!

-Kees

-- 
Kees Cook
Pixel Security

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