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Casey Smalley

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Casey Smalley

Worked on the google/swiftshader repository to enhance security for ARM architectures by implementing conditional enablement of Control Flow Integrity using BTI and PAC-RET. Leveraging expertise in ARM architecture and build system configuration, introduced a build configuration that activates BTI+PAC protection when the arm_control_flow_integrity setting is specified as 'bti+pac', ensuring safer code flow on relevant ARM targets while maintaining existing defaults elsewhere. The approach aligned with Chromium’s security standards and prepared the codebase for future Guarded Control Stack integration. All changes were made using GN build language, focusing on minimal build impact and establishing a foundation for further ARM security hardening.

Overall Statistics

Feature vs Bugs

100%Features

Repository Contributions

1Total
Bugs
0
Commits
1
Features
1
Lines of code
3
Activity Months1

Work History

May 2025

1 Commits • 1 Features

May 1, 2025

May 2025—google/swiftshader: focused security hardening for ARM path with minimal build impact. Implemented conditional ARM Control Flow Integrity enablement using BTI+PAC-RET, aligning with Chromium and preparing for Guarded Control Stack. The change introduces a build configuration that enables BTI+PAC protection when arm_control_flow_integrity is set to 'bti+pac', ensuring safer code flow on affected ARM targets while preserving existing defaults for other configurations. The work includes a targeted commit updating the arm_control_flow_integrity to use bti+pac-ret, consolidating the approach across the repository.

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Quality Metrics

Correctness100.0%
Maintainability100.0%
Architecture100.0%
Performance100.0%
AI Usage20.0%

Skills & Technologies

Programming Languages

GN

Technical Skills

ARM ArchitectureBuild System Configuration

Repositories Contributed To

1 repo

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google/swiftshader

May 2025 May 2025
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Languages Used

GN

Technical Skills

ARM ArchitectureBuild System Configuration