CONFIG_KASAN_TAGS_IDENTIFY: Memory corruption type identification

General informations

The Linux kernel configuration item CONFIG_KASAN_TAGS_IDENTIFY has multiple definitions:

Memory corruption type identification found in lib/Kconfig.kasan

The configuration item CONFIG_KASAN_TAGS_IDENTIFY:

• prompt: Memory corruption type identification
• type: bool
• depends on: CONFIG_KASAN_SW_TAGS || CONFIG_KASAN_HW_TAGS
• defined in lib/Kconfig.kasan
• found in Linux kernels: 5.19, 6.0, 6.0+HEAD

Help text

Enables best-effort identification of the bug types (use-after-free or out-of-bounds) at the cost of increased memory consumption. Only applicable for the tag-based KASAN modes.

Enable memory corruption identification found in lib/Kconfig.kasan

The configuration item CONFIG_KASAN_TAGS_IDENTIFY:

• prompt: Enable memory corruption identification
• type: bool
• depends on: CONFIG_KASAN_SW_TAGS || CONFIG_KASAN_HW_TAGS
• defined in lib/Kconfig.kasan
• found in Linux kernels: 5.14–5.18, 5.18+HEAD

Help text

This option enables best-effort identification of bug type (use-after-free or out-of-bounds) at the cost of increased memory consumption.

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