linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] futex: mark get_robust

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Message-ID: <1332875639.16159.255.camel@twins>
Date:	Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:13:59 +0200
From:	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
To:	Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...il.com>
Cc:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>,
	Darren Hart <dvhart@...ux.intel.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>,
	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serge.hallyn@...onical.com>,
	linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com,
	spender@...ecurity.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] futex: mark get_robust_list as deprecated

On Tue, 2012-03-27 at 14:05 -0400, Josh Boyer wrote:
> 
> Do you really need WARN_ONCE?  It's going to spew a backtrace if this
> is called, and that is going to cause various auto-bug reporters to file
> bugs as well.  

That's a positive, right? That gives extra visibility to who and what
might possibly use this thing.
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