Re: [patch 2/3] MAP_NOZERO - implement sys_brk2()

[Hugh Dickins <hugh@veritas.com>]

On Wed, 27 Jun 2007, Ulrich Drepper wrote:
> On 6/27/07, Hugh Dickins <hugh@veritas.com> wrote:
> > The absolute virtual addresses are randomized, yes; but do a sequence
> > of mmaps and they come back adjacent to each other, and so mergable.
> > Or does your distro include a kernel patch to randomize them relative
> > to each other?
> 
> Each individual mmap is supposed to be randomized, yes.  If this
> doesn't happen in one of our kernels right now something broken.  You
> wouldn't have effective ASLR if all relative address remain the same.

Ah, I guess it's an exec_shield thing: vanilla kernel gives us
adjacent mmaps which are mergable.  As Rik suggest, to make your
mmaps adjacent, use the mmap(addr,...) hint.  (But please don't
then complain that they're not relatively randomized ;)

> > It _might_ turn out to be more attractive, not to rely on that
> > peculiar sys_remap_file_pages, but make all our vmas independent
> > of protections, and hang differently protected ranges off them.
> > Maybe.
> 
> That's what I think is done or at least should be done.

Noted.

Hugh
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