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diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig index b0fcbb2c6f56..8514b25db21c 100644 --- a/init/Kconfig +++ b/init/Kconfig @@ -1548,6 +1548,20 @@ config SLOB endchoice +config SLAB_MERGE_DEFAULT + bool "Allow slab caches to be merged" + default y + help + For reduced kernel memory fragmentation, slab caches can be + merged when they share the same size and other characteristics. + This carries a risk of kernel heap overflows being able to + overwrite objects from merged caches (and more easily control + cache layout), which makes such heap attacks easier to exploit + by attackers. By keeping caches unmerged, these kinds of exploits + can usually only damage objects in the same cache. To disable + merging at runtime, "slab_nomerge" can be passed on the kernel + command line. + config SLAB_FREELIST_RANDOM default n depends on SLAB || SLUB |