The initialization of "security_hook_heads" is done by casting it to another structure pointer type, and treating it as an array of "struct hlist_head" objects. This requires an exception be made in "randstruct", because otherwise it will emit an error, reducing the effectiveness of the hardening technique. Instead of using a cast, initialize the individual struct hlist_head elements in security_hook_heads explicitly. This removes the need for the cast and randstruct exception. Signed-off-by: Bill Wendling <morbo@google.com> Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220407175930.471870-1-morbo@google.com
Linux kernel ============ 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.
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