linux-hardening - Re: [PATCH v2][next] sysctl: Avoid open coded arithmetic in memory allocator functions

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Message-ID: <20211029165723.GA2124@titan>
Date:   Fri, 29 Oct 2021 18:57:47 +0200
From:   Len Baker <len.baker@....com>
To:     Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>
Cc:     Len Baker <len.baker@....com>,
        "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@...nel.org>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>,
        Iurii Zaikin <yzaikin@...gle.com>,
        linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2][next] sysctl: Avoid open coded arithmetic in memory
 allocator functions

Hi Matthew,

On Sun, Oct 24, 2021 at 06:55:13PM +0100, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 24, 2021 at 11:13:28AM +0200, Len Baker wrote:
>
> > As a last point I would like to know the opinion of Kees and
> > Gustavo since they are also working on this task.
> >
> > Kees and Gustavo, what do you think?
>
> You might want to check who was co-author on 610b15c50e86 before
> discarding my opinion.

That was not my intention. I apologize if you have been offended. My
intention was to involve Kees and Gustavo (who are working actively
on this task) to add new points of view (if possible). I'm so sorry.

Again apologies,
Len