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list_sort() internally casts the comparison function passed to it to a different type with constant struct list_head pointers, and uses this pointer to call the functions, which trips indirect call Control-Flow Integrity (CFI) checking. Instead of removing the consts, this change defines the list_cmp_func_t type and changes the comparison function types of all list_sort() callers to use const pointers, thus avoiding type mismatches. Suggested-by: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@google.com> Signed-off-by: Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@google.com> Reviewed-by: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@google.com> Reviewed-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> Tested-by: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@google.com> Tested-by: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210408182843.1754385-10-samitolvanen@google.com
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.