linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] sysfs print name of undiscoverable attribute group as well

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Date:   Sun, 18 Sep 2016 09:36:02 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Johannes Thumshirn <jthumshirn@...e.de>
Cc:     Linux Kernel Mailinglist <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sysfs print name of undiscoverable attribute group as
 well

On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 09:44:06PM +0200, Johannes Thumshirn wrote:
> Print the name of an undiscoverable attribute group as well, not just
> the pointer's address.

Shouldn't we just drop the pointer address and use the name?  It's bad
form to be printing kernel addresses to the syslog these days given that
it is a security information leak :(

thanks,

greg k-h