linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] comm: ext4: Protect task->comm access by using get_task

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Date:	Wed, 4 May 2011 16:42:57 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
	John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>,
	Dave Hansen <dave@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>, linux-mm@...ck.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] comm: ext4: Protect task->comm access by using
 get_task_comm()


Also.  As direct access to current->comm is now verboten, we should add
a checkpatch rule to shout at people when they do it.

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