linux-hardening - Re: [PATCH] string: Rewrite and add more kern-doc for the str*() functions

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Message-ID: <d9e15a0b-0ec9-894b-b0a6-3425af2ddeff@gmail.com>
Date:   Sat, 24 Sep 2022 11:31:16 +0900
From:   Akira Yokosawa <akiyks@...il.com>
To:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:     Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Akira Yokosawa <akiyks@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] string: Rewrite and add more kern-doc for the str*()
 functions

Hi Kees,

On Wed, 21 Sep 2022 23:28:17 -0700, Kees Cook wrote:
> While there were varying degrees of kern-doc for various str*()-family
> functions, many needed updating and clarification, or to just be
> entirely written. Update (and relocate) existing kern-doc and add missing
> functions, sadly shaking my head at how many times I have written "Do
> not use this function". Include the results in the core kernel API doc.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
> ---
> Follow up to https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220902223507.2537469-1-keescook@chromium.org
> Note that this is on top of my recent fortify-string.h series:
> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220920192202.190793-1-keescook@chromium.org/
I wanted to test this change, but I've not able to find a good commit
where the fortify-string.h series and this one can be applied cleanly.

Would you mind creating a topic branch somewhere on your git tree
and sharing it?

Regards,
Akira

> ---
>  Documentation/core-api/kernel-api.rst |   3 +
>  include/linux/fortify-string.h        | 133 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>  lib/string.c                          |  82 ----------------
>  scripts/kernel-doc                    |   4 +
>  4 files changed, 130 insertions(+), 92 deletions(-)
> 
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