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Diffstat (limited to 'mm')
| -rw-r--r-- | mm/util.c | 32 |
1 files changed, 32 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/mm/util.c b/mm/util.c index 3492a9e81aa3..ac63e5ca8b21 100644 --- a/mm/util.c +++ b/mm/util.c @@ -343,6 +343,38 @@ unsigned long randomize_stack_top(unsigned long stack_top) #endif } +/** + * randomize_page - Generate a random, page aligned address + * @start: The smallest acceptable address the caller will take. + * @range: The size of the area, starting at @start, within which the + * random address must fall. + * + * If @start + @range would overflow, @range is capped. + * + * NOTE: Historical use of randomize_range, which this replaces, presumed that + * @start was already page aligned. We now align it regardless. + * + * Return: A page aligned address within [start, start + range). On error, + * @start is returned. + */ +unsigned long randomize_page(unsigned long start, unsigned long range) +{ + if (!PAGE_ALIGNED(start)) { + range -= PAGE_ALIGN(start) - start; + start = PAGE_ALIGN(start); + } + + if (start > ULONG_MAX - range) + range = ULONG_MAX - start; + + range >>= PAGE_SHIFT; + + if (range == 0) + return start; + + return start + (get_random_long() % range << PAGE_SHIFT); +} + #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_WANT_DEFAULT_TOPDOWN_MMAP_LAYOUT unsigned long arch_randomize_brk(struct mm_struct *mm) { |