linux-kernel - Re: Dangerous code in cpumask_of

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Date:	Tue, 8 Jul 2008 19:33:42 +1000
From:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
To:	Johannes Weiner <hannes@...urebad.de>
Cc:	Mike Travis <travis@....com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"H. Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Christoph Lameter <clameter@....com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Subject: Re: Dangerous code in cpumask_of_cpu?

On Tuesday 08 July 2008 18:54:38 Johannes Weiner wrote:
> Johannes Weiner <hannes@...urebad.de> writes:
> > But then, this code should probably just evaluate to m without this
> > obscure *(&m) construct.
>
> This, however is still possible, no?

Unfortunately this change was specifically made in the changeset I refered to, 
so that the &cpumask_of_cpu() could be passed :(

Cheers,
Rusty.
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