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Re: [kernel-hardening] [RFC PATCH 1/4] Provide linux/set_memory.h

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On 06/29/2017 08:29 AM, Michael Ellerman wrote:
> Currently code that wants to use set_memory_ro() etc, needs to include
> asm/set_memory.h, which doesn't exist on all arches. Some code knows
> it only builds on arches which have the header, other code guards the
> inclusion with an #ifdef, neither is ideal.
>
> So create linux/set_memory.h. This always exists, so users don't need
> an #ifdef just to include the header.
>
> When CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_SET_MEMORY=y it includes asm/set_memory.h,
> otherwise it provides empty non-failing implementations.
>
> Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>

Looks good to me, thanks!

Acked-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>

I'm fine if Andrew or Kees picks up the bpf patch as well, I think
there shouldn't be any conflict with net-next on this one (and even
if so, then looks trivial to resolve).

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[RFC PATCH 1/4] Provide linux/set_memory.h Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au> - 2017-06-29 08:40 +0200
  [RFC PATCH 3/4] module: Use linux/set_memory.h Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au> - 2017-06-29 08:40 +0200
  [RFC PATCH 4/4] bpf: Use linux/set_memory.h Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au> - 2017-06-29 08:40 +0200
    Re: [kernel-hardening] [RFC PATCH 4/4] bpf: Use linux/set_memory.h Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net> - 2017-06-29 11:00 +0200
  Re: [kernel-hardening] [RFC PATCH 1/4] Provide linux/set_memory.h Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net> - 2017-06-29 11:10 +0200
    Re: [kernel-hardening] [RFC PATCH 1/4] Provide linux/set_memory.h Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2017-06-29 18:20 +0200
      Re: [kernel-hardening] [RFC PATCH 1/4] Provide linux/set_memory.h Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au> - 2017-06-30 03:50 +0200
  Re: [RFC PATCH 1/4] Provide linux/set_memory.h Laura Abbott <labbott@redhat.com> - 2017-06-29 18:50 +0200

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