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

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Message-ID: <CAKwvOdnx6D+_LeSZ-1v_s8dLErXq4B5Nx1UQozdr1+ZaGYWnrA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 26 Sep 2018 12:29:19 -0700
From:   Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>
To:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Matthias Kaehlcke <mka@...omium.org>
Cc:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
        sparse@...isli.org, linux-sparse@...r.kernel.org,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, daniel.santos@...ox.com,
        chris@...is-wilson.co.uk, jani.nikula@...el.com,
        Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] compiler.h: give up __compiletime_assert_fallback()

On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 12:03 PM Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 11:45:19AM -0700, Kees Cook wrote:
> > 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?
>
> Either is fine with me, as long as it isn't one of my trees :)
>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h

Besides, I think we want the v2: https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/8/25/103
-- 
Thanks,
~Nick Desaulniers