linux-kernel - Re: Linux 3.3-rc4

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Message-ID: <4F431B1D.90704@zytor.com>
Date:	Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:18:37 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Ian Kent <raven@...maw.net>
CC:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, thomas@...3r.de,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Linux 3.3-rc4

On 02/20/2012 07:29 PM, Ian Kent wrote:
> 
> Fix this by adding a new protocol version 6 packet that is packed so that
> it will have the same size on all archectures regardless of alignement.
> 

You probably also want to make sure there aren't any holes in it, ever.
 Alignment holes not only cause these kinds of problems, but also cause
security holes.

	-hpa

-- 
H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel.  I don't speak on their behalf.

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