[PATCH 3/8] stackleak: Rename CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_STACKLEAK to CONFIG_STACKLEAK

Ingo Molnar mingo at kernel.org
Wed May 7 18:45:15 UTC 2025


* Kees Cook <kees at kernel.org> wrote:

> -	  The STACKLEAK gcc plugin instruments the kernel code for tracking
> +	  The STACKLEAK options instruments the kernel code for tracking

speling.

Also, any chance to fix this terrible name? Should be something like 
KSTACKZERO or KSTACKCLEAR, to tell people that it doesn't leak the 
stack but prevents leaks on the stack by clearing it, and that it's 
about the kernel stack, not any other stack.

Thanks,

	Ingo



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