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diff --git a/mm/Kconfig b/mm/Kconfig index b4cb45255a54..e0dfb268717c 100644 --- a/mm/Kconfig +++ b/mm/Kconfig @@ -273,6 +273,23 @@ config SLAB_FREELIST_HARDENED sacrifices to harden the kernel slab allocator against common freelist exploit methods. +config SLAB_BUCKETS + bool "Support allocation from separate kmalloc buckets" + depends on !SLUB_TINY + default SLAB_FREELIST_HARDENED + help + Kernel heap attacks frequently depend on being able to create + specifically-sized allocations with user-controlled contents + that will be allocated into the same kmalloc bucket as a + target object. To avoid sharing these allocation buckets, + provide an explicitly separated set of buckets to be used for + user-controlled allocations. This may very slightly increase + memory fragmentation, though in practice it's only a handful + of extra pages since the bulk of user-controlled allocations + are relatively long-lived. + + If unsure, say Y. + config SLUB_STATS default n bool "Enable performance statistics" |