linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 01/19] Documentation: document array

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Message-ID: <CAGXu5jKpJVAccE=Ch1=2Xx8ig-dq592gkorPNjzhQ044ORyAvw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 16 Jan 2018 13:01:09 -0800
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-arch <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>,
        kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Alan Cox <alan@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 01/19] Documentation: document array_ptr

On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 4:46 PM, Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com> wrote:
> From: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>
>
> Document the rationale and usage of the new array_ptr() helper.
>
> Signed-off-by: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>
> Signed-off-by: Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>
> Cc: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
> Signed-off-by: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
> ---
>  Documentation/speculation.txt |  142 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> [...]
> +NULL is returned. Additionally, array_ptr() an out-of-bounds poitner is
> +not propagated to code which is speculatively executed.

I think this meant to say:

Additionally, array_ptr() of an out-of-bounds pointer is
not propagated to code which is speculatively executed.

Other than that:

Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>

-Kees

-- 
Kees Cook
Pixel Security