Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 5 Dec 2017 08:44:40 +1100 | From | "Tobin C. Harding" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] doc: update 'unique identifiers' |
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On Mon, Dec 04, 2017 at 01:28:45PM -0800, Kees Cook wrote: > On Mon, Dec 4, 2017 at 1:22 PM, Tobin C. Harding <me@tobin.cc> wrote: > > Advice about what to use as a unique identifier is no longer valid since > > patch series was merged to hash pointers printed with %p. We can use > > this as a unique identifier now. > > > > Signed-off-by: Tobin C. Harding <me@tobin.cc> > > I don't agree: %p should still not be encouraged. Exposing an > identifier to userspace needs careful consideration, and atomics, > idrs, etc, continue to be a good recommendation here, as far as I'm > concerned.
Ok no worries, so these docs are valid and current as is? I have no agenda with this patch, just attempting to keep the docs in line with the code :)
thanks, Tobin.
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