Re: [PATCH v26 00/28] riscv control-flow integrity for usermode

Deepak Gupta
2026-01-08T15:10:44Z

Hi Paul,

I have a bugfix for a bug reported by Jesse Huang (thanks Jesse) in riscv
implementation of `map_shadow_stack`.

Should I send a new series or only the bugfix-patch for implementation
of `map_shadow_stack`

Let me know. Thanks.

-Deepak

-Deepak

On Fri, Dec 12, 2025 at 10:33 AM Deepak Gupta <debug@rivosinc.com> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Dec 12, 2025 at 01:30:29AM -0700, Paul Walmsley wrote:
> >On Thu, 11 Dec 2025, Deepak Gupta via B4 Relay wrote:
> >
> >> v26: CONFIG_RISCV_USER_CFI depends on CONFIG_MMU (dependency of shadow stack
> >> on MMU). Used b4 to pick tags, apparantly it messed up some tag picks. Fixing it
> >
> >Deepak: I'm now (at least) the third person to tell you to stop resending
> >this entire series over and over again.
>
> To be very honest I also feel very bad doing and DOSing the lists. Sorry to you
> and everyone else.
>
> But I have been sitting on this patch series for last 3-4 merge windows with
> patches being exactly same/similar. So I have been a little more than desperate
> to get it in.
>
> I really haven't had any meaningful feedback on patch series except stalling
> just before each merge window for reasons which really shouldn't stall its
> merge. Sure that's the nature of open source development and it's maintainer's
> call at the end of the day. And I am new to this. I'll improve.
>
> >
> >First, a modified version of the CFI v23 series was ALREADY SITTING IN
> >LINUX-NEXT. So there's no reason you should be resending the entire
> >series, UNLESS your intention for me is to drop the entire existing series
> >and wait for another merge window.
> >
> >Second: when someone asks you questions about an individual patch, and you
> >want to answer those questions, it's NOT GOOD for you to resend the entire
> >28 series as the response! You are DDOSing a bunch of lists and E-mail
> >inboxes. Just answer the question in a single E-mail. If you want to
> >update a single patch, just send that one patch.
>
> Noted. I wasn't sure about it. I'll explicitly ask next time if you want me to
> send another one.
>
> >
> >If you don't start paying attention to these rules then people are going
> >to start ignoring you -- at best! -- and it's going to give the entire
> >community a bad reputation.
>
> Even before this, this patch series has been ignored largely. I don't know
> how to get attention. All I wanted was either feedback or get it in. And as I
> said I've been desparate to get it in. Also as I said, I'll improve.
>
> >
> >Please acknowledge that you understand this,
>
> ACKed.
>
> >
> >
> >- Paul