linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 0/2] module: Introduce module unload taint tracking

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Message-ID: <YmgcXSXTM80/3R8b@bombadil.infradead.org>
Date:   Tue, 26 Apr 2022 09:22:53 -0700
From:   Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>
To:     Aaron Tomlin <atomlin@...hat.com>
Cc:     k@....usersys.com, cl@...ux.com, pmladek@...e.com, mbenes@...e.cz,
        christophe.leroy@...roup.eu, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
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        atomlin@...mlin.com, ghalat@...hat.com, oleksandr@...alenko.name,
        neelx@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 0/2] module: Introduce module unload taint tracking

On Tue, Apr 26, 2022 at 09:39:30AM +0100, Aaron Tomlin wrote:
> On Mon 2022-04-25 16:31 -0700, Luis Chamberlain wrote:
> > This all looks good except with all the work you did to remove
> > #ifdef hell, it gets me wondering why not just use a new file for this?
> > 
> > What does that look like?
> 
> Hi Luis,
> 
> I thought about it. It is indeed possible. Yet, I do not think it is worth
> it, for such a small change; albeit, what do you prefer?

I'd rather see the effort than not, given all the effort to already split things.
I think it keeps things pretty tidy and it can scale / and its easier to review.

  Luis