linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4.9 46/92] x86/alternative: Print unadorned pointers

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Date:   Sat, 10 Feb 2018 20:21:36 +0100
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
To:     Kees Cook <keescook@...gle.com>
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "# 3.4.x" <stable@...r.kernel.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>,
        Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
        Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>,
        Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Paul Turner <pjt@...gle.com>,
        David Woodhouse <dwmw@...zon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4.9 46/92] x86/alternative: Print unadorned pointers

On Sat, Feb 10, 2018 at 11:14:18AM -0800, Kees Cook wrote:
> I would just revert this commit from kernels earlier than 4.15; this
> %p usage is in debugging, so %pK doesn't make much sense here.

Yes, just drop it. That's only for debugging alternatives and not really
needed in stable.

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    Boris.

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