[kernel-hardening] Re: [PATCH V8 1/2] printk: remove tabular output for NULL pointer

["Tobin C. Harding" <me@tobin.cc>]

Hi Joe,

thanks for your review.

On Wed, Oct 25, 2017 at 09:57:23PM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Thu, 2017-10-26 at 13:53 +1100, Tobin C. Harding wrote:
> > Currently pointer() checks for a NULL pointer argument and then if so
> > attempts to print "(null)" with _some_ standard width. This width cannot
> > correctly be ascertained here because many of the printk specifiers
> > print pointers of varying widths.
> 
> I believe this is not a good change.
> Only pointers without a <foo> extension call pointer()

Sorry, I don't understand what you mean here. All the %p<foo> specifier code is
handled by pointer()?

> > Remove the attempt to print NULL pointers with a correct width.
> 
> the correct width for a %p is the default width.

It is the default width if we are printing addresses. Once we hash 64
bit address to a 32 bit identifier then we don't have a default width.

> The correct width for %p<foo> is unknown.

I agree.

If I have misunderstood you, please forgive me. I am very appreciative
of the reviews this patch is getting and the patience the list is having
with the many iterations.

thanks,
Tobin.