linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] LZO de/compression support

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Date:	Wed, 23 May 2007 11:53:37 +0100
From:	Michael-Luke Jones <mlj28@....ac.uk>
To:	Nitin Gupta <nitingupta910@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"Richard Purdie" <richard@...nedhand.com>, linux-mm-cc@...top.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] LZO de/compression support - take 3

On 23 May 2007, at 09:27, Nitin Gupta wrote:

> This contains LZO1X-1 compressor and LZO1X decompressor (safe and
> standard version).

I understand that the 'safe' decompression code is 'somewhat slower'  
and that decompressor performance is a key feature of this algorithm.  
However, I am concerned about the safety implications of including  
the 'unsafe' standard version in-kernel when likely uses include  
compression of network data, memory objects and so-on, all of which  
could in theory be maliciously modified.

I'm no kernel or programming expert, so I may be off the mark with  
this one. To me, at least, even if the answer is 'no, there isn't a  
problem' that's still a valuable clarification :)

Thanks,

Michael-Luke Jones
[please cc me on replies as I am not subscribed to lkml]
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