[cip-dev] [PATCH 4.4-cip 0/6] Extend user-space ASLR range

[ben.hutchings@codethink.co.uk (Ben Hutchings)]

[Sorry for the delay; I haven't been feeling well.]

On Fri, 2016-12-09 at 13:20 +0100, Jan Kiszka wrote:
> Did you try to discuss the back-port topic with the KSPP folks or other
> key persons involved in these patches? In the ideal case, the authors
> can be CC'ed, do not get annoyed by "these crazy people doing legacy
> stuff", and may even do some reviews.

I would normally cc the upstream developers, but I was hesitant to do so
for CIP because this is not related to an official stable branch.
Perhaps I should ask on the KSPP list whether a cc for such feature
backports would be appreciated?

On Mon, 2016-12-19 at 11:52 +0100, Jan Kiszka wrote:
> I've chatted with Elena over this last week, and she talked to Kees
> who
> pointed out that the Android people are also doing KSPP backports to
> 4.4
> (thanks, folks!). I didn't check any details, just a heads-up to avoid
> duplicate work.

Thanks for letting me know.

Ben.

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Ben Hutchings
Software Developer, Codethink Ltd.