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diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig index 91be74d8df65..5c0305585a0a 100644 --- a/arch/arm/Kconfig +++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig @@ -1810,6 +1810,21 @@ config XEN help Say Y if you want to run Linux in a Virtual Machine on Xen on ARM. +config STACKPROTECTOR_PER_TASK + bool "Use a unique stack canary value for each task" + depends on GCC_PLUGINS && STACKPROTECTOR && SMP && !XIP_DEFLATED_DATA + select GCC_PLUGIN_ARM_SSP_PER_TASK + default y + help + Due to the fact that GCC uses an ordinary symbol reference from + which to load the value of the stack canary, this value can only + change at reboot time on SMP systems, and all tasks running in the + kernel's address space are forced to use the same canary value for + the entire duration that the system is up. + + Enable this option to switch to a different method that uses a + different canary value for each task. + endmenu menu "Boot options" |