linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 01/10] x86/fpu/xstate: Rename validate_xstate_header() to validate_user_xstate

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <20200428171107.GC11272@zn.tnic>
Date:   Tue, 28 Apr 2020 19:11:08 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Yu-cheng Yu <yu-cheng.yu@...el.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Rik van Riel <riel@...riel.com>,
        "Ravi V. Shankar" <ravi.v.shankar@...el.com>,
        Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>,
        Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@...el.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 01/10] x86/fpu/xstate: Rename validate_xstate_header()
 to validate_user_xstate_header()

On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 09:42:58AM -0700, Yu-cheng Yu wrote:
> From: Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@...el.com>
> 
> The function validate_xstate_header() validates an xstate header coming
> from userspace (PTRACE or sigreturn).  To make it clear, rename it to
> validate_user_xstate_header().

For the next time: patch version history like this here:

> v3:
> - Change validate_xstate_header_from_user() to validate_user_xstate_header().

... goes ...

> 
> Suggested-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Yu-cheng Yu <yu-cheng.yu@...el.com>
> Reviewed-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
> Reviewed-by: Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>
> Reviewed-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
> ---

<--- ... here so that, when someone applies the patch, the version
history doesn't become part of the commit message.

Thx.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

https://people.kernel.org/tglx/notes-about-netiquette