Re: [PATCH] task_struct + kernel stack colouring ...

Manfred Spraul writes:
 > Shuij, I don't understand why you need both a shift and a modulo: 
 > address % odd_number should generate a random distribution (i.e. all 
 > bits affect the result), even without the shift.

The lame duck reason was: previously it was intended to use within
Current macro, the division should be avoided such a frequently used
operation.

Currently the stack coloring operation is required only at process
creation time, division by a odd number is sufficient and we'll
experiment it.
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