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fs: binfmt_elf: create Kconfig variable for PIE randomization

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Randomization of PIE load address is hard coded in binfmt_elf.c for X86
and ARM.  Create a new Kconfig variable
(CONFIG_ARCH_BINFMT_ELF_RANDOMIZE_PIE) for this and use it instead.  Thus
architecture specific policy is pushed out of the generic binfmt_elf.c and
into the architecture Kconfig files.

X86 and ARM Kconfigs are modified to select the new variable so there is
no change in behavior.  A follow on patch will select it for MIPS too.

Signed-off-by: David Daney <david.daney@cavium.com>
Cc: Russell King <linux@arm.linux.org.uk>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Cc: Alexander Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
Acked-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
Cc: Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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David Daney
2012-01-10 15:10:21 -08:00
committed by Linus Torvalds
parent 5742332dea
commit e39f560239
4 changed files with 6 additions and 1 deletions
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@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm, struct pt_regs *regs)
* default mmap base, as well as whatever program they
* might try to exec. This is because the brk will
* follow the loader, and is not movable. */
#if defined(CONFIG_X86) || defined(CONFIG_ARM)
#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_BINFMT_ELF_RANDOMIZE_PIE
/* Memory randomization might have been switched off
* in runtime via sysctl.
* If that is the case, retain the original non-zero