linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] compiler.h: give up __compiletime_assert

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Message-ID: <CAGXu5jJaJ+1Sg3uwaZ8hzw3wFbiLrftpZDO8vdjY9_tB+P-HPQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 26 Sep 2018 11:45:19 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        Matthias Kaehlcke <mka@...omium.org>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
        Christopher Li <sparse@...isli.org>,
        Sparse Mailing-list <linux-sparse@...r.kernel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Daniel Santos <daniel.santos@...ox.com>,
        Chris Wilson <chris@...is-wilson.co.uk>,
        Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] compiler.h: give up __compiletime_assert_fallback()

On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 11:42 AM, Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
> I'm not digging up a compiler.h patch from a web site and adding it to
> the tree this late in the release cycle.  Especially given that it
> hasn't had any testing anywhere...

Good point about it not living in -next.

Who should be carrying these sorts of patches? In the past it's been
Andrew or Masahiro, yes? For linux-next, maybe it can go via -mm?

-Kees

-- 
Kees Cook
Pixel Security