linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Introduce compat_u64 and compat

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Date:	Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:27:44 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
To:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Dave Airlie <airlied@...ux.ie>, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Introduce compat_u64 and compat_s64 types

> And debug simulators that can be made to trap such accesses, and in most
> cases processors which fault such an access (so you find it) but don't
> provide enough information to restart.
> 
> The testing isn't that hard for a given embedded system and having done
> work Linux does not need other changes re-breaking things.

Hopefully everybody who deploys these systems knows this. It seems
like a open death trap to me, especially since the consequences
are so severe: remote packet of death, could be a recall for 
a network conntected embedded device that doesn't easily allow firmware 
update. And they would rightfully blame Linux.

It would be much safer if the parts of the stack that weren't
audited/tested were marked this way and check for BROKEN_UNALIGNED or similar.

Also frankly I'm surprised that whoever designed these systems
didn't learn from the old M68000 who made this mistake the first time.

-Andi
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