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+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#
+# Measure kernel stack entropy by sampling via LKDTM's REPORT_STACK test.
+set -e
+samples="${1:-1000}"
+
+# Capture dmesg continuously since it may fill up depending on sample size.
+log=$(mktemp -t stack-entropy-XXXXXX)
+dmesg --follow >"$log" & pid=$!
+report=-1
+for i in $(seq 1 $samples); do
+ echo "REPORT_STACK" >/sys/kernel/debug/provoke-crash/DIRECT
+ if [ -t 1 ]; then
+ percent=$(( 100 * $i / $samples ))
+ if [ "$percent" -ne "$report" ]; then
+ /bin/echo -en "$percent%\r"
+ report="$percent"
+ fi
+ fi
+done
+kill "$pid"
+
+# Count unique offsets since last run.
+seen=$(tac "$log" | grep -m1 -B"$samples"0 'Starting stack offset' | \
+ grep 'Stack offset' | awk '{print $NF}' | sort | uniq -c | wc -l)
+bits=$(echo "obase=2; $seen" | bc | wc -L)
+echo "Bits of stack entropy: $bits"
+rm -f "$log"
+
+# We would expect any functional stack randomization to be at least 5 bits.
+if [ "$bits" -lt 5 ]; then
+ exit 1
+else
+ exit 0
+fi