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    SubjectRe: [patch 0/5] Support for sanitization flag in low-level page allocator
    On 10:57 Sat 30 May     , Pekka Enberg wrote:
    > Larry H. wrote:
    >> Furthermore, selective clearing doesn't solve the roots of the problem.
    >> It's just adding bandages to a wound which never stops bleeding. I
    >> proposed an initial page flag because we could use it later for
    >> unconditional page clearing doing a one line change in a header file.
    >> I see a lot of speculation on what works and what doesn't, but
    >> there isn't much on the practical side of things, yet. I provided test
    >> results that proved some of the comments wrong, and I've referenced
    >> literature which shows the reasoning behind all this. What else can I do
    >> to make you understand you are missing the point here?
    >
    > Hey, if you want to add a CONFIG_ZERO_ALL_MEMORY_PARANOIA thing that can be
    > disabled, go for it! But you have to find someone else to take the merge
    > the SLAB bits because, quite frankly, I am not convinced it's worth it. And
    > the hand waving you're doing here isn't really helping your case, sorry.

    For a second I thought it was Ingo who was writing this e-mail.
    Apologies about the confusion.

    What was the technical explanation and reasoning behind your remarks,
    again?

    Larry


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