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Linus Torvalds authored
Pull compiler-based variable initialization updates from Kees Cook:
 "This is effectively part of my gcc-plugins tree, but as this adds some
  Clang support, it felt weird to still call it "gcc-plugins". :)

  This consolidates Kconfig for the existing stack variable
  initialization (via structleak and stackleak gcc plugins) and adds
  Alexander Potapenko's support for Clang's new similar functionality.

  Summary:

   - Consolidate memory initialization Kconfigs (Kees)

   - Implement support for Clang's stack variable auto-init (Alexander)"

* tag 'meminit-v5.2-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kees/linux:
  security: Implement Clang's stack initialization
  security: Move stackleak config to Kconfig.hardening
  security: Create "kernel hardening" config area
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