[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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