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Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:13:53 +0200 From: Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> To: Guo Zhi <qtxuning1999@...u.edu.cn> Cc: nsaenz@...nel.org, peterz@...radead.org, maz@...nel.org, bsegall@...gle.com, rdunlap@...radead.org, airlied@...hat.com, kan liang <kan.liang@...ux.intel.com>, odin@...d.al, bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com, linux-rpi-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org> Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: vchip_arm: Fix misuse of %x A: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_post Q: Were do I find info about this thing called top-posting? A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? A: No. Q: Should I include quotations after my reply? http://daringfireball.net/2007/07/on_top On Thu, Sep 23, 2021 at 08:57:40PM +0800, Guo Zhi wrote: > We should restrict kernel pointer leakage issue by using kptr_restrict. > Therefore kernel pointers should be specified by %pK rather than %lx. I totally agree. What I am asking about is why is this message needed at all? Why not just remove the whole thing? Who uses it? thanks, greg k-h
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