Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 8 Dec 2017 08:15:39 +1100 | From | "Tobin C. Harding" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] checkpatch: warn for use of %px |
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On Fri, Dec 08, 2017 at 08:06:53AM +1100, Tobin C. Harding wrote: > On Wed, Dec 06, 2017 at 02:37:08PM +1100, Tobin C. Harding wrote: > > Usage of the new %px specifier potentially leaks sensitive > > inforamtion. Printing kernel addresses exposes the kernel layout in > > memory, this is potentially exploitable. We have tools in the kernel to > > help us do the right thing. We can have checkpatch warn developers of > > potential dangers of using %px. > > > > Have checkpatch emit a warning for usage of specifier %px. > > > > Signed-off-by: Tobin C. Harding <me@tobin.cc> > > Co-developed-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> > > Co-Developed-by: > > Woops. > > Joe I didn't quite understand what you meant when you said that this > could go in via any tree. I'm still learning the whole kernel tree > management thing. Don't checkpatch patches go in via Andy's tree? > > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/apw/checkpatch.git/
Oh, I see that tree is not super active. If there are no NACK's do you want me to put this through my tree? Perhaps once the Co-Developed-by stuff is in an acceptable form we could put them all together? Please do say if I'm going about things wrong, here to learn.
thanks, Tobin.
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