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From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Guo Zhi <qtxuning1999@sjtu.edu.cn>
Cc: nsaenz@kernel.org, peterz@infradead.org, maz@kernel.org,
	bsegall@google.com, rdunlap@infradead.org, airlied@redhat.com,
	kan liang <kan.liang@linux.intel.com>,
	odin@uged.al, bcm-kernel-feedback-list@broadcom.com,
	linux-rpi-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
	linux-staging@lists.linux.dev,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: vchip_arm: Fix misuse of %x
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:13:53 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <YUx9kdY5+Le+i29z@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <590112814.393656.1632401860257.JavaMail.zimbra@sjtu.edu.cn>

A: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_post
Q: Were do I find info about this thing called top-posting?
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
A: Top-posting.
Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail?

A: No.
Q: Should I include quotations after my reply?


http://daringfireball.net/2007/07/on_top

On Thu, Sep 23, 2021 at 08:57:40PM +0800, Guo Zhi wrote:
> We should restrict kernel pointer leakage issue by using kptr_restrict. 
> Therefore kernel pointers should be specified by %pK rather than %lx.

I totally agree.

What I am asking about is why is this message needed at all?  Why not
just remove the whole thing?  Who uses it?

thanks,

greg k-h

  reply	other threads:[~2021-09-23 13:13 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-09-23  3:55 [PATCH] staging: vchip_arm: Fix misuse of %x Guo Zhi
2021-09-23  5:19 ` Greg KH
2021-09-23 10:20   ` Stefan Wahren
2021-09-23 12:57   ` Guo Zhi
2021-09-23 13:13     ` Greg KH [this message]
2021-09-24  2:57   ` Guo Zhi
2021-09-27 15:35 ` Greg KH

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