From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Google-Smtp-Source: AG47ELsusTNdii7RrrRI9g1n3Dt09hGEUfy76lDRcPCtao48vqFgl4c7Uc+0gmF93Jp5vKDg+ccM ARC-Seal: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; t=1520831205; cv=none; d=google.com; s=arc-20160816; b=YwUsYKE0xpl85TTQaCXZCWuMyZrqV8QHUDm54O0vaOrqIgu24aPOTw9b8Qu1k2hsEt l7afbOMwDcGpoVHuzwoWz7xmySce4KIV1xJ4wnAn/TeiHbPiVn9TpBPyq1jveyAaoxfw rPRUL7+nGwsHDCEaI9NRWKRwKGSytZywNc7lPEi4o+Y+zLCcu/u42MrILXFWXu6a35O8 /IrTQHG+alytBH43w+KyTnaEukQLwuNZax6l0djZdIBbCwOTuQ8H1Qwc+TFPknMvlZuK ieCxkGKaroHm5abhArJbcuB9DoprnXFVQPveXzDUrj5vA8DZIPYHV0jJJiYfj7Wi8N9/ ckTA== ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=arc-20160816; h=user-agent:in-reply-to:content-disposition:mime-version:references :message-id:subject:cc:to:from:date:dkim-signature:dkim-signature :delivered-to:list-id:list-subscribe:list-unsubscribe:list-help :list-post:precedence:mailing-list:arc-authentication-results; bh=ZTwFoiFSkQxrYNJqMaHI8oCmSRSrTXdeu61DiK4Gixk=; b=oHRhB0AA6EMbYxRZIQBjoXY4L63EKUFwJDl09kmXJ4bonXm2rPOtMmL1RNfT7OODhK X88dKgPlznxjMFU4u8c5bv7LN1RQaV2/dLSnXQ7NUIPfGB6bmGsWbNZtkKaDkCF4xvNu s7fpkA42GcEOUQROpQVfeLLXuOGCqyZogRZ6WU8b4ggpIVrc1zwaV5JaB7U79RTSOdVE Psa6owE8lOqkYWEeEpte6Iiz3wXBOmpAJ1Hg02zW/o5rKTTxOUINuQ/i0d017pLp6Prm c1MLSjmzbE7Exyru2tJXRVUFHlX5yVA7f5Ta07XfT3z7srUoidv+R4/v8IQxltWiDNOj S5Og== ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; mx.google.com; dkim=pass header.i=@tobin.cc header.s=fm2 header.b=JnI4mNdt; dkim=pass header.i=@messagingengine.com header.s=fm2 header.b=Efu5RVF5; spf=pass (google.com: domain of kernel-hardening-return-12412-gregkh=linuxfoundation.org@lists.openwall.com designates 195.42.179.200 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=kernel-hardening-return-12412-gregkh=linuxfoundation.org@lists.openwall.com Authentication-Results: mx.google.com; dkim=pass header.i=@tobin.cc header.s=fm2 header.b=JnI4mNdt; dkim=pass header.i=@messagingengine.com header.s=fm2 header.b=Efu5RVF5; spf=pass (google.com: domain of kernel-hardening-return-12412-gregkh=linuxfoundation.org@lists.openwall.com designates 195.42.179.200 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=kernel-hardening-return-12412-gregkh=linuxfoundation.org@lists.openwall.com Mailing-List: contact kernel-hardening-help@lists.openwall.com; run by ezmlm List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: X-ME-Sender: Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2018 16:06:23 +1100 From: "Tobin C. Harding" To: Eric Biggers Cc: Ilya Dryomov , Sage Weil , Alex Elder , ceph-devel@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, kernel-hardening@lists.openwall.com, Tycho Andersen , Kees Cook Subject: Re: [PATCH] rbd: Remove VLA stack usage Message-ID: <20180312050623.GD8631@eros> References: <1520830180-25452-1-git-send-email-me@tobin.cc> <20180312050204.GC25480@zzz.localdomain> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20180312050204.GC25480@zzz.localdomain> X-Mailer: Mutt 1.5.24 (2015-08-30) User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.24 (2015-08-30) X-getmail-retrieved-from-mailbox: INBOX X-GMAIL-THRID: =?utf-8?q?1594706055475539474?= X-GMAIL-MSGID: =?utf-8?q?1594707102207299191?= X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Sun, Mar 11, 2018 at 10:02:04PM -0700, Eric Biggers wrote: > On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 03:49:40PM +1100, Tobin C. Harding wrote: > > The kernel would like to have all stack VLA usage removed[1]. > > Can you please stop writing this? The Linux kernel isn't sentient; it doesn't > "like" anything. You need to explain why *you* (and other people) believe these > changes should be made. No worries, will re-spin with better description. thanks, Tobin.