Article 5KK4W Linux's New "randomize_kstack_offset" Security Feature Having Minimal Performance Impact

Linux's New "randomize_kstack_offset" Security Feature Having Minimal Performance Impact

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Of the many new features in Linux 5.13 one of the prominent security features is the ability to randomize the kernel stack offset at each system call. With Linux 5.13 stable imminent, here are some performance benchmarks of the impact from enabling this security feature...
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