linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] Checkpoint/Restore: Show in proc IDs of objects that can be shared between tasks

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Date:	Sat, 19 Nov 2011 12:18:46 +0400
From:	Vasiliy Kulikov <segoon@...nwall.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Pavel Emelyanov <xemul@...allels.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...nvz.org>,
	Glauber Costa <glommer@...allels.com>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>,
	Matt Helsley <matthltc@...ibm.com>,
	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>,
	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
	kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] Checkpoint/Restore: Show in proc IDs of objects
 that can be shared between tasks

On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 12:10 +0400, Vasiliy Kulikov wrote:
> Also, if one should have an ability to learn IDs of specific object
> types and the set of types is very limited, it's much safer to have one
> increasing u64 counter for each created object of one of these types.
> The exposed to userspace data will be:
> 
>     ID = hash(counter ^ cookie)

Even hash(counter) without any cookie and counter is randomly generated at boot time.


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